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Peter the Great: A Biography Paperback – March 11, 2004

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The definitive short biography of the enigmatic Peter the Great

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.

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"Fascinating and compellingly readable. . . [a] superb short biography."

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"In her splendid new biography, Lindsey Hughes deconstructs these mythic images and bring us closer to the true face of the Tsar."-Orlando Figes, Sunday Telegraph; "This book will likely become a standard for scholars and students who want a short but comprehensive account of Peter the Great."-Publishers Weekly; "Fascinating and compellingly readable ...[a] superb short biography" - Simon Sebag Montefiore, Literary Review ; '[an] excellent biography' - Kevin Sharpe, Sunday Times

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Paperback: 324 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press (March 11, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 030010300X
ISBN-13: 978-0300103007
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Customer Reviews: 5 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,900,368 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5183 in Russian History (Books)
- #1349 in Historical Russia Biographies
- #6203 in Presidents & Heads of State Biographies

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Sarah E Garcia

but it wasn't terrible either.

February 12, 2018

Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase

It was an okay read. Probably would never have read it if it wasn't for class, but it wasn't terrible either.

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Tim C

Not as it was advertised.

October 4, 2013

Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase

This showed up at my house as a former library book. I hate when I order a book and it shows as ex-library. I was able to remove the Myles without too much damage, but there was a big piece of the back dust jacket cut out. I emailed the seller weeks ago, but never heard back.

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Puppy's Mama

Scholarly jargon

February 5, 2005

Format: Hardcover

This book is good for historians, no doubt, but probably not the the rest of the people, like me. I read paragraphs without knowing what I read, and it's hard to glean any interesting information. Consider, for example, this paragraph:

"In an attempt to recover Russia's prestige, gain a stronger bargaining position with the allies and ward off Turkish attacks on Ukraine, in 1695 Peter reopened hostilities ina campaign against the Turkist coastal fort of Azov at the mouth of the River Don. He dispatched two armies, the joint force of Boris Petrovich Sheremetev and the Ukrainian hetman Ivan Mazepa to the Dnieper to delfect the Tartars from the mouth of the Don and a smaller unit consisting of the Preobrazhensky and Semenovsky guards and strel'tsy on river craft down the Don to Azov itself."

I understand it, but I am not excited by all this information. The description is just too dry for my taste. I am very interested in Peter the Great because I know he went around Europe, and even worked as a carpenter. I'll find another biography elsewhere.

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Bradley Helms

Good Introduction

February 17, 2003

Format: Hardcover

Overall a very nice, concise account of the life of Peter the Great. A very good introduction to those who wish to learn about this period of Russian history but have little starting background. I did think the last chapter which focuses on monuments to Peter since his death was a little dry and could easily have been edited out without affecting the overall quality of the book

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Russell D. Melling

A Great book

April 29, 2008

Format: Paperback

The best single volume biograghy of Russia's Westernizing Tsar. If you don't want to spend weeks Reading Robert Massie's "Massive" tome, this is the book for you!

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