Whither Intellectual History? A Round-Table on Endre Sashalmi’s Russian Notions of Power and State in a European Perspective, 1462-1725: Assessing the Significance of Peter’s Reign

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Endre Sashalmi’s 2022 monograph Russian Notions of Power and State was the topic of a particularly vibrant round-table discussion at the 2024 convention of the Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies in Boston, USA, on November 24, 2024. The book itself has received critical acclaim since its first appearance, including the Marc Raeff prize of the Eighteenth-Century Russian Empire Studies Association in 2023. Despite the infelicitous scheduling of the panel on a Sunday morning at the last half-day of the conference, it drew a large audience that participated interactively in the discussion. The conversation continued after the formal close of the panel, both in the hallway and subsequently by email.