A vivid and original portrait of the entire Romanov family, who shaped Russian history and politics for three centuries and whose legacy still sparks the publics imagination. For 300 years the history of Russia was inextricably linked to that of one family: The Romanovs. This book presents a portrait of the Romanov family, who shaped Russian history and politics for three centuries and whose legacy sparks the public's imagination.
A vivid and original portrait of the entire Romanov family, who shaped Russian history and politics for three centuries and whose legacy still sparks the publics imagination.For 300 years the history of Russia was inextricably linked to that of one family: The Romanovs. This book presents a portrait of the Romanov family, who shaped Russian history and politics for three centuries and whose legacy sparks the public's imagination.
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Autorenporträt
Lindsey Hughes was an internationally renowned authority on 17th and 18th century Russian history, in particular on the age of Peter the Great.
As well as teaching at London University's School of Slavonic and East European Studies, where she was a professor and head of the history department, she wrote prolifically and was a valued member of an influential cohort of scholars brought together in the Eighteenth-Century Russia Study Group founded in 1968 by Anthony Cross. Her publications include Russia in the Age of Peter the Great (1998), Peter the Great: A Biography (2004) and Sophia: Regent of Russia, 1657-1704 (1990).
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Abbreviations, dates, spellings and transliteration List of Illustrations Family Trees
Introduction 1. Romanov Roots, 1613-45: Michael 2. The Pious Tsars, 1645-96: Alexis, Fedor and Ivan V 3. Transformation, 1682-1725: Peter the Great 4. The Age of Empresses and Palace Revolutions, 1725-62: Catherine I, Peter II, Anna, Ivan VI, Elizabeth, Peter III 5. Philosopher on the Throne, 1762-96: Catherine II 6. The Napoleonic Era, 1796-1825: Paul and Alexander I 7. Consistent Autocracy, 1825-55: Nicholas I 8. Reform and Reaction, 1855-94: Alexander II and Alexander III 9. The Last Romanov: Nicholas II (i) 1894-1913 10. From Celebration to Annihilation: Nicholas II (ii) 1913-1918 11. Postscript, 1918-2007 Bibliography Index
Preface Abbreviations, dates, spellings and transliteration List of Illustrations Family Trees
Introduction 1. Romanov Roots, 1613-45: Michael 2. The Pious Tsars, 1645-96: Alexis, Fedor and Ivan V 3. Transformation, 1682-1725: Peter the Great 4. The Age of Empresses and Palace Revolutions, 1725-62: Catherine I, Peter II, Anna, Ivan VI, Elizabeth, Peter III 5. Philosopher on the Throne, 1762-96: Catherine II 6. The Napoleonic Era, 1796-1825: Paul and Alexander I 7. Consistent Autocracy, 1825-55: Nicholas I 8. Reform and Reaction, 1855-94: Alexander II and Alexander III 9. The Last Romanov: Nicholas II (i) 1894-1913 10. From Celebration to Annihilation: Nicholas II (ii) 1913-1918 11. Postscript, 1918-2007 Bibliography Index
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'A history achieved with consummate skill ... an illuminating and admirably balanced narrative account' - Literary Review
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