Tsar Ivan IV, commonly known as Ivan the Terrible, rapidly became a symbol of Russian national identity. From the creation of the Russian Empire by Peter the Great, Ivan became recognized as the leader who consolidated Muscovite territory in the 16th Century and centralised his power against the whims of an elite which sought to preserve their privileges. However, the construction of this historical narrative was a long process, limited by the paucity of the sources as well as certain state conventions. This thesis aims to analyse how the four key historians of the Russian Empire assembled historical knowledge on Ivan IV. The writings of Nikolai Karamzin, Sergei Soloviev, Vasilii Kliuchevskii and Sergei Platonov are examined in order to understand the process that forged historiographical knowledge on the second part of Ivan's reign, which was characterised by the cruelty as well as the consolidation of his power. This analysis outlines the influence that personal experiences, beliefs and socio-political context had on the way these historians interpreted this period, which was crucial to the emergence of the modern Russia state. / Le tsar Ivan IV, surnommé le Terrible, fut un personnage qui devint rapidement un symbole pour l'identité nationale russe. Dès la création de l'Empire russe par Pierre le Grand, il fut reconnu comme celui qui a consolidé le territoire de la Moscovie au XVIe siècle et a centralisé son pouvoir contre les velléités d'une élite à conserver ses privilèges. Cependant, la construction de ce récit historique fut un long procédé, limité par la rareté des sources et les conventions étatiques. Cette thèse visait à analyser comment quatre historiens clés de la Russie impériale construisirent les connaissances historiques sur Ivan. Les écrits de Nikolai Karamzin, Sergei Soloviev, Vasilii Kliuchevskii et Sergei Platonov seront pris en compte pour comprendre le processus derrière l'historiographie de la seconde partie du règne d'Ivan, caractérisée par une cruauté et par la consolidation de son pouvoir. Cette analyse démontre l'influence que les expériences personnelles de l'historien, ses croyances et le contexte socio-politique sur la construction de cette période jugée capitale pour l'État russe.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.114533 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Benoit, Alexandre |
| Contributors | Valentin Boss (Internal/Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | French |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts (Department of History and Classical Studies) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | Electronically-submitted theses. |
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