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HISTORY/ RUSSIA  |  -- Culture & Society  |  __- Religion & Society
	Between God and Tsar: Religious Symbolism and the Royal Women of Muscovite Russia, by Isolde Thyret This pioneering study demonstrates that the wives of the early tsars played complex roles in government, especially during times of crisis, and shows how religious culture perpetuated the expressions of their legitimacy as female rulers. 289pp Cloth Price: $40.00
	Illuminating Icon (The), by Anthony Ugolnik A revealing book by an American Christian of Russian descent who has a strong personal bond with many Christians in Russia. Anthony Ugolnik exposes the cultural and religious alienation between Russians and Americans, shows who the thousand-year-old Russian Orthodox tradition actively shapes the life of contemporary Russian Christians, and points out how Russian Orthodoxy can inform and enrich American Christianity. 302pp Paper Price: $28.00
	Of Religion and Empire: Missions, Conversions, and Tolerance in Tsarist Russia, Edited by Robert P. Geraci and Michael Khodarkovsky This book is the first to investigate the role of religious conversion in the long history of Russian state building. 356pp Price: $27.00