Peter the Great: A BiographyYale University Press, 1 d’oct. 2008 - 320 pàgines 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. |
Continguts
The death of Natalia Naryshkina The Kozhukhovo manoeuvres | |
The Dutch Republic England Kneller Impressions of foggy | |
War with Sweden 17008 | |
Ring out the old ring in the new Peters army Narva 1700 | |
The death of Alexis Assemblies and The Honourable Mirror | |
Statutes and regulations Pastimes | |
Ranks and Regulations 172223 | |
The procuratorgeneral Procurators inquisitors and police | |
The Persian campaign Carnivals and a funeral | |
A year of peace The Academy of Sciences Taking the waters | |
World power Window on the West | |
Abbreviations | |
Waiting for Charles Bulavin Charles turns south Mazepa | |
Two weddings War with Turkey The Senate | |
Peter and Catherine wed German affairs Finland Victory | |
The PrincePopes wedding The birth of two Peters | |
Index | |
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