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Author : Catherine II (Empress of Russia)
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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 : 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 II (Empress of Russia)
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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:
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 : 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 : Caterina 2 (imperatrice di Russia.)
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (898 download)
Download or read book Memoirs of the Empress Catherine II written by Caterina 2 (imperatrice di Russia.) and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Samuel Mosheim Smucker
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (186 download)
Download or read book Memoirs of the Court and Reign of Catharine the Second, Empress of Russia written by Samuel Mosheim Smucker and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova (kni︠a︡gini︠a︡)
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Total Pages : 458 pages
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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 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jekaterina Romanovna Daškova (kněžna)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (186 download)
Download or read book Memoirs of the Princess Daschkaw, Lady of Honour to Catherine II. Empress of All the Russias: Written by Herself: Comprising Letters of the Empress and Other Correspondence written by Jekaterina Romanovna Daškova (kněžna) and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Catherine II (Empress of Russia)
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Total Pages : 412 pages
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Download or read book Memoirs of the Empress Catharine II written by Catherine II (Empress of Russia) and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova
Publisher : Ravenio Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 671 pages
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Download or read book The Memoirs of Princess Dashkova written by Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova and published by Ravenio Books. This book was released on 2014-03-08 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Princess Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova (1743 – 1810) was a leading figure of the Russian Enlightenment and the closest female friend of Empress Catherine the Great. By her own account, she played a critical role in the coup d'état by which the autocratic Peter III was overthrown and Catherine was raised to the throne. In her travels abroad, she met Diderot, Voltaire and Benjamin Franklin. Catherine later named her the first female head of the Imperial Academy of Arts and Sciences, and then the Russian Academy.
Author : Virginia Rounding
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429967986
Total Pages : 985 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Catherine the Great written by Virginia Rounding and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2007-02-06 with total page 985 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dutiful daughter, frustrated wife, passionate lover, domineering mother, doting grandmother, devoted friend, tireless legislator, generous patron of artists and philosophers—the Empress Catherine II, the Great, was all these things, and more. Her reign, the longest in Russian Imperial history, lasted from 1762 until her death in 1796; during those years she built on the work begun by her most famous predecessor, Peter the Great, to establish Russia as a major European power and to transform its new capital, St Petersburg, into a city to rival Paris and London in the beauty of its architecture, the glittering splendor of its Court and the magnificence of its art collections. Yet the great Catherine was not even Russian by birth and had no legitimate claim to the Russian throne; she seized it and held on to it, through wars, rebellions and plagues, by the force of her personality, by her charm and determination, and by an unshakable belief in her own destiny. This is the story of Catherine the woman, whom power alone could never satisfy, for she also wanted love, affection, friendship and humor. She found these in letter-writing, in grandchildren, in gardens, architecture and greyhounds—as well as in a succession of lovers which gave rise to salacious rumors throughout Europe. The real Catherine, however, was more interesting than any rumor. Using many of Catherine's own words from her voluminous correspondence and other documents, as well as contemporary accounts by courtiers, ambassadors and foreign visitors, Virginia Rounding penetrates the character of this most powerful, fascinating and surprisingly sympathetic of eighteenth-century women.
Author : Catherine Ii
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365385233
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (852 download)
Download or read book Memoirs of the Empress Catherine II (Classic Reprint) written by Catherine Ii and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoirs of the Empress Catherine II In reading these pages, we behold her entering on the scene, we see her forming herself to that which she afterwards became. A frolicsome girl of four teen, her head dressed d la Moise, fair, playful, the betrothed of a little idiot, the Grand Duke, she has already caught the disease of the Winter Palace the thirst of dominion. One day, whfle perched. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Catherine II (Empress (czarina of Russia))
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)
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Author : Ekaterina R. Daškova
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Memoirs of the Princess Daschkaw, Lady of Honour to Catherine II. Empress of All the Russias written by Ekaterina R. Daškova and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Empress of Ii
Publisher : Alpha Edition
ISBN 13 : 9789357090568
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Memoirs of the Empress Catherine II. written by Empress of Ii and published by Alpha Edition. This book was released on 2023-05-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoirs of the Empress Catherine II., has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to secure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for both current and future generations. This complete book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not scans of the authors' original publications, the text is readable and clear.
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Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Memoirs of the Catherine II and the Court of St. Petersburg written by and published by . This book was released on 18?? with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
