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The Action of Pardon in 18th Century Russia: A Demonstration of Power's Monopoly on Violence and Mercy
Fri, November 22, 3:30 to 5:15pm EST (3:30 to 5:15pm EST), Boston Marriott Copley Place, Floor: 3rd Floor, ClarendonAbstract
This paper examines the impact of 18th-century Russian imperial pardons from the death penalty on subjects' emotions and views of autocracy, emphasizing the tsar's strategy to mold a specific emotional and political climate. It explores the tsar's exclusive mercy right, linked with autocratic power, the sovereign's divine status, and religious beliefs.
