Peter the Great by Robert K. Massie
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(Mass Market Paperback - Reissue)
- Pub. Date: January 1986
- 960pp
- Sales Rank: 39,515
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: January 1986
- Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
- Format: Mass Market Paperback, 960pp
- Sales Rank: 39,515
- ISBN-13: 9780345336194
- ISBN: 0345336194
- Edition Description: Reissue
Synopsis
"Enthralling...As fascinating as any novel and more so than most!"
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia, unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great. He brought Russia from the darkness of its own Middle Ages into the Enlightenment and transformed it into the power that has its legacy in the Russia of our own century.
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Against the monumental canvas of 17th- and 18-century Europe and Russia unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great, impetuous and stubborn, generous and cruel, tender and unforgiving--one of the most extraordinary men in history. "As fascinating as any novel and more so than most."--New York Times Book Review.
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Awesome, Very Readableby cato
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November 28, 2008: This book was a great read and offered a mini history of his lifespan in Europe.
Your in the hands of a master story tellerby Anonymous
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July 17, 2004: This volume is simply one of the very best, most exciting, interesting, and highly charged biographies I have read. Fortunately for me, a pending visit to Saint Petersburg provided me with the motivation to pull this twenty four-year-old 1st Edition copy from my bookshelf. Its 850 pages had seemed a daunting task no matter how many people had recommended this as a ?must read?. Robert Massie has created a masterpiece of story telling. Each chapter is the equivalent of a short story and compelling in it?s own right. And each is presented with an introduction that places you, the reader, in context. Massie also places you both in Peter the Great's time but populates his world with many other sovereigns and characters of interesting historical note. Most notably a large part of the book is devoted to King Charles XII of Sweden. Upon completion of this wonderful book I had a much better understanding of Russia, the Baltic States history and the origins of may Russian cultural traits. Peter the Great was a massive personality who?s impact was both awful for those he ruled and passed judgement on, and visionary for pushing Russia into a modern and westernized nation. Overall, the book reads like an epic Russian Novel, deep in character study, action, adventure, and compelling social observation. Massie is just an excellent writer. I highly recommend this book as others have recommended it to me.
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