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Record Number: 12464 Author(s)/Creator(s): Thyrêt , Isolde. Contributor(s): Title: Blessed is the Tsaritsa's Womb: The Myth of Miraculous Birth and Royal Motherhood in Muscovite Russia [The author argues that the tsaritsas developed the idea of miraculous conceptions to give them some protection from the political pressures of producing an heir] Source URL: Russian Review (Full Text via JSTOR) 53, 4 (Oct. 1994): 479-496. Link Info target = '_blank'>Russian Review (Full Text via JSTOR) 53, 4 (Oct. 1994): 479-496. Link Info Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Hagiography Mothers Noble Women Politics Pregnancy Queens Tsaritsas Award Note: Geographic Area: Russia Century: 15- 16 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1994. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00360341 0

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