Download or read book Tsar and People written by Michael Cherniavsky and published by New Haven, Yale U.P. This book was released on 1961 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author traces the ruler cult from its tenth-century origins to its demise late in the nineteenth century, pointing out that the princes of Russian history are seen as saints both through their actions and through their function as mediator between God and people.