Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-192) and index.
Contents
Revising old narratives - Masculinity and autocracy in the nineteenth century -- Respectable servitors, obedient men, and autocracy's administrative ideal -- Tavern sociability -- Fraternities, dueling, and student honor -- Friendship, romance, and romantic friendship -- Loyal sons and the domestic ideal -- Beyond the Nicholaevan ideal - Russia in the coming years.