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Peter the Great : a biography /

"This, the shorter biography of Peter the Great (1672-1725), tells his story from birth to death in twelve chapters, including two final chapters on the Tsar's legacy and posthumous reputation up to the present, with the aim of providing a vivid sense of the dynamics of his life and reign:...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hughes, Lindsey, 1949-2007
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2002]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Growing up 1672-89
  • 2. Prelude to greatness 1689-97
  • 3. The grand embassy 1697-99
  • 4. War with Sweden 1700-8
  • 5. From Poltava to Pruth 1709-11
  • 6. Peter in Europe 1712-17
  • 7. Father and sons 1718-20
  • 8. The year of Nystad 1721
  • 9. Ranks and regulations 1722-23
  • 10. A coronation and a funeral 1724-25
  • 11. Legacy
  • 12. Commemorating Peter : 1725-2002.