Peter the Great & Catherine the Great: Russia's Greatest Tsar and Tsarina
ISBN: 9781984013071
$9.99
*Discusses the myths and legends surrounding the two rulers. .
*Includes passages from Catherine's memoirs and letters she wrote to contemporaries like Voltaire and Diderot.
Includes pictures depicting Peter, Catherine and important people, places and events in their lives.
Includes a Bibliography of both leaders for further reading.
Includes a Table of Contents.
For anyone trying to understand the origins of modern Russia, the search should begin with Tsar Peter I (1672-1725), who titled himself Peter the Great during his lifetime. The moniker is fitting, considering the manner in which Peter brought Russia out of the Middle Ages and into the 18th century. Through a series of campaigns, Peter turned Russia into a formidable empire that would subsequently become a major force on the European continent, while also emulating Western Europe and turning Russia into an international state that interacted with the other continental powers. By revolutionizing and modernizing Russian arms, including the creation of Russia’s first naval force, Peter was able to pursue an aggressive and expansionist foreign policy that set the stage for the way the European map would be redrawn again and again over the coming centuries. .
*Includes passages from Catherine's memoirs and letters she wrote to contemporaries like Voltaire and Diderot.
Includes pictures depicting Peter, Catherine and important people, places and events in their lives.
Includes a Bibliography of both leaders for further reading.
Includes a Table of Contents.
For anyone trying to understand the origins of modern Russia, the search should begin with Tsar Peter I (1672-1725), who titled himself Peter the Great during his lifetime. The moniker is fitting, considering the manner in which Peter brought Russia out of the Middle Ages and into the 18th century. Through a series of campaigns, Peter turned Russia into a formidable empire that would subsequently become a major force on the European continent, while also emulating Western Europe and turning Russia into an international state that interacted with the other continental powers. By revolutionizing and modernizing Russian arms, including the creation of Russia’s first naval force, Peter was able to pursue an aggressive and expansionist foreign policy that set the stage for the way the European map would be redrawn again and again over the coming centuries. .