Week Three: Peter's Family
As you look at these two pairs of pictures, think of them as symbolic reflections of social ideals. Reflect on how they depict ideals of male and female gender roles, what they imply about the individual and his or her actions and autonomy in life, and what changes in dress and self-presentation had taken place.

Fedor Alekseevich, Peter's elder half brother as tsar
in armor with blue sash and ermine
Natalia Naryshkina, Peter's mother, ca 1680s
Catherine I, Peter's second wife, empress

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