Peter the Great: His Life and World
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...
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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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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780307817235 (0307817237)
Publish date: February 22nd 2012
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pages no: 928
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
Cultural,
Russia,
Biography Memoir,
European History,
World History,
18th Century
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