Peter the Great
A Biography
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 2008
305 pages
978-0-300-14374-4 (ISBN)
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Haven
United States
Target group
US School Grade: College Sophomore
Edition type
Digital original
Product notice
Windows
Illustrations
16 b/w illus.
16 b/w illus.
ISBN-13
978-0-300-14374-4 (9780300143744)
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Note on Transliteration, Dates and Monetary Units
- Growing Up
- Prelude to Greatness
- The Grand Embassy
- War with Sweden
- From Poltava to Pruth
- Peter in Europe
- Father and Sons
- The Year of Nystad
- Ranks and Regulations
- A Coronation and a Funeral
- Commemorating Peter
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
