Peter the Great His Life and World |
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Author:
| Massie, Robert K. |
ISBN: | 978-1-84212-116-0 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2001 |
Publisher: | Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Imprint: | Phoenix |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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A barbarous, volatile feudal tsar with a taste for torture; a progressive and enlightened reformer of government and science; a statesman of vision and colossal significance: Peter the Great embodied the greatest strengths and weaknesses of Russia while being at the very forefront of her development.
Robert K Massie¿s award-winning study remains the essential portrait of the man and his era.
A barbarous, volatile feudal tsar with a taste for torture; a progressive and enlightened reformer of government and science; a statesman of vision and colossal significance: Peter the Great embodied the greatest strengths and weaknesses of Russia while being at the very forefront of her development.
Robert K Massie¿s award-winning study remains the essential portrait of the man and his era.