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Memoirs Of The Empress Catherine Ii Written By Herself
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Author : Catherine II Empress of Russia
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 2020-09-28
Memoirs Of The Empress Catherine Ii Written By Herself written by Catherine II Empress of Russia and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-28 with categories.
SOME hours after the death of the Empress Catherine, her son, the Emperor Paul, ordered Count Rostoptchine to put the seals upon her papers. He was himself present at the arrangement of these papers. Among them was found the celebrated letter of Alexis Orloff, in which, in a cynical tone and with a drunken hand, he announced to the Empress the assassination of her husband Peter III. There was also a manuscript, written entirely by the hand of Catherine herself, and enclosed in a sealed envelope, bearing this inscription:—“To his Imperial Highness, the Cesarewitch and Grand Duke Paul, my beloved son.” Under this envelope was the manuscript of the Memoirs which we now publish. The manuscript terminates abruptly towards the close of the year 1759. It is said that there were with it some detached notes, which would have served as materials for its continuation. Some persons affirm that Paul threw these into the fire; but nothing certain is known upon this point. Paul kept his mother’s manuscript a great secret, and never entrusted it to any one but the friend of his childhood Prince Alexander Kourakine. The Prince took a copy of it. Some twenty years after the death of Paul, Alexander Tourgeneff and Prince Michael Worontzoff obtained copies from the transcript of Kourakine. The Emperor Nicholas having heard of this, gave orders to the Secret Police to seize all the copies. Amongst them was one written at Odessa, by the hand of the celebrated poet Pouschkine. A complete stop was now put to the further circulation of the Memoirs. The Emperor Nicholas had the original brought to him by the Count D. Bloudoff, read it, sealed it with the great seal of state, and ordered it to be kept in the imperial archives, among the most secret documents. To these details, which I extract from a notice communicated to me, I ought to add that the first person who spoke to me on the subject was Constantine Arsenieff, the preceptor of the present Emperor. He told me, in 1840, that he had obtained permission to read many secret documents relative to the events which followed the death of Peter I, up to the reign of Alexander I. Among these documents, he was authorized to read the Memoirs of Catherine II. (At that time he was teaching the Modern History of Russia to the Grand Duke, the heir presumptive.) During the Crimean war, the archives were transferred to Moscow. In the month of March, 1855, the present Emperor had the manuscript brought to him to read. Since that period one or two copies have again circulated at Moscow and St. Petersburg. It is from one of these that we now publish the Memoirs. As to their authenticity, there is not the least room for doubt. Besides, it is only necessary to read two or three pages of the text to be quite satisfied on the point.
Memoirs Of The Empress Catherine Ii
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Author : Catherine II (Empress of Russia)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859
Memoirs Of The Empress Catherine Ii written by Catherine II (Empress of Russia) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1859 with Empresses categories.
Catherine The Great
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Author : John T. Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1989-11-09
Catherine The Great written by John T. Alexander and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-11-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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.
The Romance Of An Empress
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Author : Kazimierz Waliszewski
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
The Romance Of An Empress written by Kazimierz Waliszewski and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with Russia categories.
Catherine Ii
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Author : Laure Junot Abrantès (duchesse d')
language : fr
Publisher:
Release Date : 1835
Catherine Ii written by Laure Junot Abrantès (duchesse d') and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1835 with Russia categories.
The Story Of A Throne
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Author : Kazimierz Waliszewski
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
The Story Of A Throne written by Kazimierz Waliszewski and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Russia categories.
Catherine Ii
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Author : Anna Moretti
language : fr
Publisher: Editions Ellipses
Release Date : 2018-05-15
Catherine Ii written by Anna Moretti and has been published by Editions Ellipses this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-15 with History categories.
Catherine II de Russie (1729-1796) est l’un des personnages les plus mythiques de l’Histoire russe. Et pourtant cette impératrice n’a pas une seule goutte de sang russe… Rien ne prédestine cette petite princesse allemande, née Sophie Frédérique Augusta d’Anhalt-Zerbst en 1729 à Stettin en Poméranie, à devenir un jour impératrice de toutes les Russies, héritière spirituelle de Pierre le Grand. Sa vie est un véritable roman avec ses débuts difficiles, de nombreux obstacles jonchés sur son chemin, un couronnement suivi de triomphes militaires et politiques et de grandes déceptions qui parsèment sa vie privée. Tantôt glorifiée en tant que disciple des Lumières et amie des philosophes français, tantôt vilipendée à cause de l’aggravation du servage ou coupable de régicide, Catherine II est un mythe qui vacille entre légende noire ou dorée. Qu’une femme gouverne. Passe. Élisabeth l’avait précédée. Mais qu’une femme réforme un empire aussi vaste, aussi orthodoxe, aussi archaïque dans ses traditions oligarchiques ! Et qu’elle veuille mener sa vie privée comme un homme suscite un flot de fantasmes et d’affabulations. Trop de liaisons. Trop d’amours. Trop de tapages font d’elle une nouvelle Messaline, qui préfère ses amants – de plus en plus jeunes et beaux – à la transmission du sang pur des Romanov. Aujourd’hui, Catherine est de nouveau au goût du jour en Russie : son mythe impérial incarne les nouveaux désirs de l’État post-soviétique. C’est elle qui rattache la Crimée à l’Empire russe en 1783 et c’est Vladimir Poutine qui l’annexe de nouveau à la fédération de Russie en 2014… Derrière cette nébuleuse, l’auteur dresse le portrait tout en finesse d’une femme ordinaire, avec ses joies et chagrins, ses espérances et ses déboires. Visage réel et humain tiré de ses Mémoires, correspondance et écrits.
Catherine The Great
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Author : Simon Dixon
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-10-23
Catherine The Great written by Simon Dixon and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-23 with History categories.
Neither a comprehensive 'life and times' nor a conventional biography, this is an engaging and accessible exploration of rulership and monarchial authority in eighteenth century Russia. Its purpose is to see how Catherine II of Russia conceived of her power and how it was represented to her subjects. Simon Dixon asks essential questions about Catherin'es life and reign, and offers new and stimulating arguments about the Englightenment, the power of the monarch in early modern Europe, and the much-debated role of the "great individual" in history.
Memoirs Of The Empress Catherine Ii Of Russia
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Author : Catherine Catherine II
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-08-23
Memoirs Of The Empress Catherine Ii Of Russia written by Catherine Catherine II and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-23 with categories.
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.
The Memoirs Of Catherine The Great
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Author : Catherine II (Empress of Russia)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Memoirs Of Catherine The Great written by Catherine II (Empress of Russia) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Empresses categories.
"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 II, 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."--BOOK JACKET.