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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hughes, Lindsey, 1949-2007
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2002]
Subjects:
Peter > I, > Emperor of Russia, > 1672-1725.
Pierre > Ier, > empereur de Russie, > 1672-1725.
Peter (Russland, Zar, I.)
1689-1725
Emperors > Russia > Biography.
Rois et souverains > Russie > Biographies.
Empereurs > Russie > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Eastern.
HISTORY > Europe > Former Soviet Republics.
HISTORY > Europe > Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
Emperors.
Biografie
Russia > History > Peter I, 1689-1725.
Russie > Histoire > 1689-1725 (Pierre Ier)
Russia.
Biography
History.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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