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Author : Catherine II (Empress of Russia)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.K/5 ( download)
Download or read book Memoirs of the Empress Catherine II. written by Catherine II (Empress of Russia) and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carolly Erickson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312135034
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Great Catherine written by Carolly Erickson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1995-08-15 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Princess Sophia of Anhalt-Zerbst became Empress Catherine II of Russia, an indomitable, feisty ruler who was very complex and became an infamous historical figure.
Author : Catherine the Great
Publisher : Modern Library
ISBN 13 : 0307432432
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book The Memoirs of Catherine the Great written by Catherine the Great and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Empress Catherine II brought Europe to Russia, and Russia to Europe, during her long and eventful reign (1762—96). She fostered the culture of the Enlightenment and greatly expanded the immense empire created by Czar Ivan the Terrible, shifting the balance of power in Europe eastward. Famous for her will to power and for her dozen lovers, Catherine was also a prolific and gifted writer. Fluent in French, Russian, and German, Catherine published political theory, journalism, comedies, operas, and history, while writing thousands of letters as she corresponded with Voltaire and other public figures. The Memoirs of Catherine the Great provides an unparalleled window into eighteenth-century Russia and the mind of an absolute ruler. With insight, humor, and candor, Catherine presents her eyewitness account of history, from her whirlwind entry into the Russian court in 1744 at age fourteen as the intended bride of Empress Elizabeth I’s nephew, the eccentric drunkard and future Peter III, to her unhappy marriage; from her two children, several miscarriages, and her and Peter’s numerous affairs to the political maneuvering that enabled Catherine to seize the throne from him in 1762. Catherine’s eye for telling details makes for compelling reading as she describes the dramatic fall and rise of her political fortunes. This definitive new translation from the French is scrupulously faithful to her words and is the first for which translators have consulted original manuscripts written in Catherine’s own hand. It is an indispensable work for anyone interested in Catherine the Great, Russian history, or the eighteenth century.
Author : Catherine the Great
Publisher : Modern Library
ISBN 13 : 0812969871
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)
Download or read book The Memoirs of Catherine the Great written by Catherine the Great and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2006-06-13 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Empress Catherine II brought Europe to Russia, and Russia to Europe, during her long and eventful reign (1762—96). She fostered the culture of the Enlightenment and greatly expanded the immense empire created by Czar Ivan the Terrible, shifting the balance of power in Europe eastward. Famous for her will to power and for her dozen lovers, Catherine was also a prolific and gifted writer. Fluent in French, Russian, and German, Catherine published political theory, journalism, comedies, operas, and history, while writing thousands of letters as she corresponded with Voltaire and other public figures. The Memoirs of Catherine the Great provides an unparalleled window into eighteenth-century Russia and the mind of an absolute ruler. With insight, humor, and candor, Catherine presents her eyewitness account of history, from her whirlwind entry into the Russian court in 1744 at age fourteen as the intended bride of Empress Elizabeth I’s nephew, the eccentric drunkard and future Peter III, to her unhappy marriage; from her two children, several miscarriages, and her and Peter’s numerous affairs to the political maneuvering that enabled Catherine to seize the throne from him in 1762. Catherine’s eye for telling details makes for compelling reading as she describes the dramatic fall and rise of her political fortunes. This definitive new translation from the French is scrupulously faithful to her words and is the first for which translators have consulted original manuscripts written in Catherine’s own hand. It is an indispensable work for anyone interested in Catherine the Great, Russian history, or the eighteenth century.
Author : Kazimierz Waliszewski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book The Romance of an Empress written by Kazimierz Waliszewski and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John T. Alexander
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195061624
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Catherine the Great written by John T. Alexander and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1989-11-09 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Catherine Catherine II
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781500909765
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Memoirs of the Empress Catherine II of Russia written by Catherine Catherine II and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-08-23 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are the memoirs written by one of the most famous women rulers in history, Russian Empress Catherine the Great. She has long been remembered not only as one of the most powerful women of her time but also one of the most powerful and capable rulers in all of Europe. And her path to the throne was just as remarkable as her reign. In a story that sounds like it could have been a precursor to Cinderella, Catherine the Great was born into a family of minor nobility, but she managed to forge her own destiny through her own cunning use of diplomacy and intrigue, gradually gaining allies and power. By 1762, she confident enough to conspire against her own husband, Peter III, whose reign as Tsar lasted just six months before his arrest at the hands of his wife. Upon his arrest and death, Catherine took power as the regent for their son, Grand Duke Paul. Despite the strong-arm tactics, Catherine came to power in the midst of the Enlightenment, which was flourishing in France and Britain, and she would rule as an Enlightened ruler. A known correspondent of Voltaire's, Catherine sought to modernize Russia and turn it into a force in its own right, creating a rich and cultured court at the same time. Over the course of nearly 35 years in power, Catherine ushered in the Russian Enlightenment and presided over a period of time known as the Golden Age of the Russian Empire. Given her length of reign, forceful character, and lasting legacy, it was inevitable that legends about Catherine the Great would also pop up in the wake of her death. To an extent, certain legends have overshadowed her actual accomplishments, even as they continue to be circulated.
Author : Catherine II (Empress of Russia)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Memoirs of Catherine the Great written by Catherine II (Empress of Russia) and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Catherine, II, Empress of Russia written by and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lurana Donnels O'Malley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134421494
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)
Download or read book Two Comedies by Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia written by Lurana Donnels O'Malley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2023-12-31 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catherine the Great (1729-1796) wrote over two dozen plays and operettas, but not until this edition has a complete translation of any of them been available to an English- speaking readership. Oh, These Times (1772) is a satirical attack on many vices Catherine wished to root out from her society: religious hypocrisy, superstition and slander. The main character, Mrs. Pious, is a superficially religious old woman who resembles Moliere's Tartuffe. Catherine again sets her sights on superstition in The Siberian Shaman (1786), this time by satirizing shamanism as a deceitful profession which preys on the gullible. This play was part of a group of three plays usually known as Catherine's "anti-masonic" trilogy, written as a warning against the growing influence of the freemasons. In a comprehensive introduction, Lurana Donnels O'Malley relates the plays to Catherine's status and philosophy.
Author : Edward Arthur Brayley Hodgetts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Life of Catherine the Great of Russia written by Edward Arthur Brayley Hodgetts and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova (kni︠a︡gini︠a︡)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Memoirs of the Princess Daschkaw written by Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova (kni︠a︡gini︠a︡) and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Susan Jaques
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1681771144
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (817 download)
Download or read book The Empress of Art written by Susan Jaques and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A German princess who married a decadent and lazy Russian prince, Catherine mobilized support amongst the Russian nobles, playing off of her husband's increasing corruption and abuse of power. She then staged a coup that ended with him being strangled with his own scarf in the halls of the palace, and herself crowned the Empress of Russia. Intelligent and determined, Catherine modeled herself off of her grandfather in-law, Peter the Great, and sought to further modernize and westernize Russia. She believed that the best way to do this was through a ravenous acquisition of art, which Catherine often used as a form of diplomacy with other powers throughout Europe. She was a self-proclaimed "glutton for art" and she would be responsible for the creation of the Hermitage, one of the largest museums in the world, second only to the Louvre. Catherine also spearheaded the further expansion of St. Petersburg, and the magnificent architectural wonder the city became is largely her doing. There are few women in history more fascinating than Catherine the Great, and for the first time, Susan Jaques brings her to life through the prism of art.
Author : Michael W Simmons
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ISBN 13 : 9781539651116
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (511 download)
Download or read book Catherine the Great written by Michael W Simmons and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born an obscure German princess who suffered under the control of a domineering, narcissistic mother, the fourteen-year-old Princess Sophie von Anhalt-Zerbst seemed to be destined for a minor marriage and a forgettable career. Destiny had other plans for her: summoned to Russia, then considered by most Europeans to be a vast, primitive wasteland, devoid of culture or sophistication, she became the Grand Duchess Ekaterina, wife of the future emperor Peter III. What followed her short, unhappy marriage was a legendary rise to supreme power. At the age of 33, the Grand Duchess Catherine became the Empress Catherine II, ruler in her own right of the largest empire on earth. In this book, you will learn how, during Catherine's lonely years as a neglected wife in the court of the Empress Elisabeth, she bided her time and amassed the necessary political and military support to overthrow the heir to the Romanov dynasty and seize his throne. You will also learn why, over the course of her 34-year reign, which saw rebellions, foreign wars, popular uprisings, and a string of jealous lovers vying for her favor, she came to be remembered by history under the name conferred upon her by her own people: Catherine the Great.
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781020931840
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (318 download)
Download or read book The Romance Of An Empress written by Anonymous and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this elegant biography, Kazimierz Waliszewski offers a vivid and engaging portrait of Catherine the Great, one of the most powerful and influential monarchs in Russian history. Through a detailed exploration of her life, career, and legacy, he provides a nuanced and insightful perspective on this fascinating figure. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Vasili O. Kliuchevsky
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317478223
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book A Course in Russian History: The Time of Catherine the Great written by Vasili O. Kliuchevsky and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this newly-translated excerpt from his five-volume "Course", Kliuchevsky (1841-1911) provides a colourful description of Russian court life in the 18th century, a dramatic narrative of the coup d'etat that brought Catherine II to power, a portrait of the empress herself, and an analysis of her foreign conquests and her major internal initiatives. While Kliuchevsky is critical of Catherine, he draws upon her memoirs and other writings and the accounts of her contemporaries to achieve a well-rounded and deeply human analysis of her character and personality. It is an extraordinary act of historical re-creation of the sort that brought Kliuchevsky such renown in his own time, and it remains so lifelike that it fairly leaps off the page. Kliuchevsky's examination of Western influence in Catherine's reign leads him to questions that were of urgent significance for Russia's development in his own day, and have remained so ever since: how to use Western ideas and practices to improve and enrich Russian life, without turning them into idle fashions or political bludgeons, and where to find the social leadership capable of performing such a delicate task.
Author : William Tooke
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Life of Catharine II, Empress of All the Russias written by William Tooke and published by . This book was released on 1802 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains a history of Catherine II, Empress of Russia.
