This book reveals that the visual narrative of the events of the Russian campaign of 1812 was inextricably linked to Russia's search for national identity and helped to form competing definitions of 'Russianness'.
Andrew M. Nedd is Professor of Art History at the Savannah College of Art and Design, USA. He specializes in the art of late-imperial Russia, particularly the relationship between art and war, and he has contributed to and edited numerous anthologies in this area.
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Art, War, and Empire: A History.- Chapter 3. The Reign of Alexander I: The Myth of National Unity.- Chapter 4. Nicholas I: Tsar, Nobility, and People Against Napoleon.- Chapter 5. Alexander II and Alexander III: Vereshchagin’s 1812.- Chapter 6. Nicholas II: The Centennial, Art, Spectacle, and Historical Memory.- Chapter 7. Conclusions.