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xii, 418 pages, [24] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-395) and index |
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Catherine's Coup d'état -- The education of a Russian Empress (1729-1762) -- Coronation, consolidation, challenges -- Crisis renewed : the Volga voyage and the legislative commission -- Foreign policy and war, Poland and Turkey -- Pox, pestilence, and crisis in public health -- Plots, pretenders, Pugachevshchina -- "Legislomania" : reactions to crisis -- Nymphomania? Favorites and favoritism -- Succession concerns and Southern vistas -- Wars, war scares, and European revolution -- Spring surprises, autumn anxieties |
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Examines all aspects of Catherine the Great's life and career, focusing on her role as mother, lover, and ruler during her reign as Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796 |
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The first authoritative, popular biography of one of the most colorful characters in modern history, Catherin the Great provides a vivid portrait of Catherin as a mother, a lover, and, above all, an extremely savvy ruler. Concentrating on her long reign (1762-96), John T. Alexander examines all aspects of Catherine's life and career: the brilliant political strategies by which she earned the acceptance of a nationalistic elite; her expansive foreign policy; the domestic reforms she used to revamp the Russian military, political structure, and economy; and, of course, her infamous love life. The result of twenty years' research by one of America's leading narrative historians of modern Russia, this truly impressive work offers a much-needed, balanced reappraisal of one of history's most scandal-ridden figures |
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Online version: Alexander, John T. Catherine the Great. New York : Oxford University Press, 1989 (OCoLC)573341028
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Online version: Alexander, John T. Catherine the Great. New York : Oxford University Press, 1989 (OCoLC)629917027
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Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796
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Russia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
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Russia -- History -- Catherine II, 1762-1796
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