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Catherine the Great
Robert K. Massie
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Description for Catherine the Great
hardcover. The extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most powerful women in history. Num Pages: 656 pages, 8pp colour plates + 4 b&w maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1098.
The extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most powerful women in history. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into empress of Russia by sheer determination. For thirty-four years, the government, foreign policy, cultural development and welfare of the Russian people were in her hands. She dealt with domestic rebellion, foreign wars and the tidal wave of political change and violence churned up by the French Revolution. History offers few stories richer than that of Catherine the Great. Robert K. Massie brings an eternally fascinating woman together with ... Read more
The extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most powerful women in history. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into empress of Russia by sheer determination. For thirty-four years, the government, foreign policy, cultural development and welfare of the Russian people were in her hands. She dealt with domestic rebellion, foreign wars and the tidal wave of political change and violence churned up by the French Revolution. History offers few stories richer than that of Catherine the Great. Robert K. Massie brings an eternally fascinating woman together with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Condition
New
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908800008
SKU
9781908800008
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About Robert K. Massie
Robert K. Massie was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1929. He studied American History at Yale University and Modern European History at Oxford University, which he attended as a Rhodes scholar. He lives in Irvington, New York.
Reviews for Catherine the Great
A biographer with the instincts of a novelist
New York Times
A masterful, intimate and tantalising portrait of a majestic monarch
Publishers Weekly
A sensitive and compelling portrait not just of a Russian titan, but also of a flesh-and-blood woman
Newsweek
This really is a remarkably well-judged volume... including such a high level of ... Read more
New York Times
A masterful, intimate and tantalising portrait of a majestic monarch
Publishers Weekly
A sensitive and compelling portrait not just of a Russian titan, but also of a flesh-and-blood woman
Newsweek
This really is a remarkably well-judged volume... including such a high level of ... Read more