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Peter the Great, his life and world, Robert K. Massie

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 863-867) and index

individual biography

illustrationsplates

index present

non fiction

Peter the Great, his life and world

bibliography

Robert K. Massie

PART ONE: OLD MUSCOVY -- Old Muscovy -- Peter's Childhood -- "A Maiden of Great Intelligence" -- The Revolt of the Streltsy -- The Great Schism -- Peter's Games -- The Regency of Sophia -- Sophia Overthrown -- Gordon, Lefort and the Jolly Company -- Archangel -- Azov -- PART TWO: THE GREAT EMBASSY -- The Great Embassy to Western Europe -- "It Is Impossible to Describe Him" -- Peter in Holland -- The Prince of Orange -- Peter in England -- Leopold and Augustus -- "These Things Are in Your Way" -- Fire and Knout -- Among Friends -- Voronezh and the Southern Fleet -- PART THREE: THE GREAT NORTHERN WAR -- Mistress of the North -- Let the Cannon Decide -- Charles XII -- Narva -- "We Must Not Lose Our Heads" -- The Founding of St. Petersburg -- Menshikov and Catherine -- The Hand of the Autocrat -- Polish Quagmire -- Charles in Saxony -- The Great Road to Moscow -- Golovchin and Lesnaya -- Mazeppa -- The Worst Winter Within Memory -- The Gathering of Forces -- Poltava -- Surrender by the River -- The Fruits of Poltava -- PART FOUR: ON THE EUROPEAN STAGE -- The Sultan's World -- Liberator of the Balkan Christians -- Fifty Blows on the Pruth -- The German Campaign and Frederick William -- The Coast of Finland -- The Kalabalik -- Venice of the North -- An Ambassador Reports -- The Second Journey West -- "The King Is a Mighty Man..." -- A Visitor in Paris -- The Education of an Heir -- A Paternal Ultimatum -- Flight of the Tsarevich -- The Future on Trial -- Charles' Last Offensive -- King George Enters the Baltic -- Victory -- PART FIVE: THE NEW RUSSIA -- In the Service of the State -- Commerce by Decree -- Supreme Under God -- The Emperor in St. Petersburg -- Along the Caspian -- Twilight -- Epilogue