Peter the Great: His Life and World
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.
Peter the Great: His Life and WorldBooks
Details
- First published
- 1980
- Pages
- 928 pages
- Hardcover 4.1/5
- Genres
Biography War History Russia Peter I Emperor of Russia
- Authors
- Series
- Original language
- English