Author: VoltairePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Russia
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia
Author: VoltairePeter the Great
Author: Lindsey HughesPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300143745
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
Peter the Great (1672–1725), tsar of Russia for forty-three years, was a dramatic, appealing, and unconventional character. This book provides a vivid sense of the dynamics of his life—both public and private—and his reign. Drawing on his letters and papers, as well as on other contemporary accounts, the book provides new insights into Peter’s complex character, giving information on his actions, deliberations, possessions, and significant fantasy world--his many disguises and pseudonyms, his interest in dwarfs, his clowning and vandalism. It also sheds fresh light on his relationships with individuals such as his second wife Catherine and his favorite, Alexander Menshikov. The book includes discussions of Peter’s image in painting and sculpture, and there are two final chapters on his legacy and posthumous reputation up to the present.
Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia
Author: Eugene SchuylerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Russia
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Life of Peter the Great
Author: Orlando Williams WightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Peter the Great and the Emergence of Russia
Author: Benedict Humphrey SumnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Russia
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Alexander II
Author: Edvard RadzinskyPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743284267
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
Profiles the Romanov Dynasty tsar as one of Russia's most forward-thinking rulers, documenting his efforts to redefine history by bringing freedom to his country, and describing the series of assassination attempts that eventually ended his life.
The State of Russia, Under the Present Czar
Author: John PerryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
The Revolution of Peter the Great
Author: James CRACRAFTPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674029941
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Many books chronicle the remarkable life of Russian tsar Peter the Great, but none analyze how his famous reforms actually took root and spread in Russia. By century's end, Russia was poised to play a critical role in the Napoleonic wars and boasted an elite culture about to burst into its golden age. In The Revolution of Peter the Great, James Cracraft offers a brilliant new interpretation of this pivotal era.
Peter the Great
Author: Paul BushkovitchPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780847696390
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
In Peter the Great, Yale historian and Russian scholar Paul Bushkovitch offers a brilliant, but concise, biography of this enigmatic leader.
The Awakening of Europe
Author: M. B. SyngePublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1625583346
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
"The Awakening of Europe" covers the reformation in Germany, the Netherlands, France, and England, as well as the settlement of colonies in America. The rise of England and the Netherlands as sea powers, and the corresponding fall of Spain, as well as the rise of Russia, Austria, and the German states are also presented.