M. S. Anderson

Peter the Great (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An excellent introduction to the formidable life and career of Peter the Great and his impact on Russia. M.S. Anderson assesses his aims and achievements at home and abroad, and examines the pressures and restrictions that shaped his attitudes and limited his actions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317874843
• Artikelnr.: 41066894

Autorenporträt

M. S. Anderson

Inhaltsangabe

Genealogical Table and Maps List Preface to the First Edition Preface to
the Second Edition CHAPTER 1 Russia before Peter: Modernization and
Resistance CHAPTER 2 The Young Tsar CHAPTER 3 The First Initiatives: the
Capture of Azov and the 'Great Embassy' to the West CHAPTER 4 Emergence
into Europe: the Great Northern War CHAPTER 5 A New State and Society? 91
CHAPTER 6 Opposition and its Repression: the Tsarevich Alexis CHAPTER 7
Peter the Man: Character and Personality CHAPTER 8 'The Greatest Monarch of
our Age': Peter's Place in History Genealogical Table and Maps Chronology
Further Reading Index