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Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- & eighteenth-century Europe & Russia unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great crowned at the age of 10. A barbarous volatile feudal tsar with a taste for torture; a progressive & enlightened reformer of government & science; a statesman of vision & colossal significance: Peter the Great embodied the greatest strengths & weaknesses of Russia while being at the very forefront of her development. Robert K. Massie delves deep into the life of this captivating historical figure chronicling the pivotal events that shaped a boy into a legend
- including his 'incognito' travels in Europe his unquenchable curiosity about Western ways his obsession with the sea & establishment of the stupendous Russian navy his creation of an unbeatable army & his relationships with those he loved most: Catherine his loving mistress wife & successor; & Menshikov the charming unscrupulous prince who rose to power through Peter's friendship. Impetuous & stubborn generous & cruel a man of enormous energy & complexity Peter the Great is brought fully to life.

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