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Peter the Great

His Life and World

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Peter the Great

Auteur(s): Robert K. Massie
Narrateur(s): Frederick Davidson
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This superbly told story brings to life one of the most remarkable rulers––and men––in all of history and conveys the drama of his life and world. The Russia of Peter's birth was very different from the Russia his energy, genius, and ruthlessness shaped. Crowned co-Tsar as a child of ten, after witnessing bloody uprisings in the streets of Moscow, he would grow up propelled by an unquenchable curiosity, everywhere looking, asking, tinkering, and learning, fired by Western ideas.

We see Peter in his 20s traveling "incognito" with his ambassadors to the courts of Europe; as the victorious soldier proclaimed Emperor; as the simple workman at his forge; and as the visionary statesman who single-handedly created a formidable world power. Impetuous and stubborn, bawdy and stern, relentless in his perseverance, he was capable of the greatest generosity and the greatest cruelty.

©1980 Robert K. Massie (P)1991 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Monde Célébrité Russie Impérialisme Moyen Âge Militaire Guerre Biographie Union soviétique
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Outstanding biography which paints a picture of this incredible human, Russian culture and the world political landscape. It is a reminder of how in many ways little has changed in Russia.

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The book is a great biography of Peter the Great, the Czar that put Russia on the map of Europe. The author also expertly describes the leaders of all the other European powers of Peter's time. The characters include Charles 12th of Sweden, Louis 14th of France, William of Orange of England, Ahmed III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and other notable figures. Together these characters played a fascinating chess game that this book covers in detail. it is very well. narrated by Frederick Davidson.

Peter the Great transforms Russia

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A simply outstanding book in all regards. One of the best histories I have read. Would hardly recommend it without reservations. David a Beatty

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This book has explain to me Putin the Terribles obsession with Peter the Great. The historical background of the great empires of the time was especially helpful.

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