Catherine The Great And The Small
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Catherine The Great And The Small
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Author : Olja Knezevic
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-06-15
Catherine The Great And The Small written by Olja Knezevic and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-15 with Fiction categories.
It's June in 1970s Montenegro; school's just let out and Catherine's head is full of Boney M lyrics and playing 'cops and robbers' with her summer crush. Then tragedy rips the heart from her little family and Catherine's life takes on a new trajectory.
Catherine The Great And The Small
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Author : Olja Knežević
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Catherine The Great And The Small written by Olja Knežević and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Electronic books categories.
One woman's journey to herself through the trials and joys of growing up, war and modernity.
Catherine The Great Selected Letters
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Author : Catherine The Great
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-07-19
Catherine The Great Selected Letters written by Catherine The Great 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 2018-07-19 with History categories.
'Your Majesty may find it extraordinary that I should answer with a shipment of fruit your letter of 6 August, in which you inform me that you are sending the plan for a treaty, and that of the 8 September, in which you are so good as to share with me equally important intelligence. Things big and small often come from the same source: my watermelons derive from the same principles as our planned alliance...' (To Frederick the Great) Catherine the Great's letters present a vivid picture of Russia in a momentous age. They also offer a unique account of her personal development and intimate life, her strategic acumen as a diplomat and military commander, and her political skills at the Russian court and in handling foreign monarchs. Born a German princess, Catherine married into the Russian royal family and came to the throne after a coup. As absolute ruler for 34 years she presided over the expansion of the Russian empire, legislated actively to reform the country in keeping with the principles of the Enlightenment, actively promoted the arts and sciences, and in her correspondence engaged with the most renowned minds in Europe, among them Diderot and Voltaire. Her letters are her literary masterpiece, written to a wide circle of associates and friends, not least her most celebrated lover and ally, Potemkin. Combining her wit, charm, and quick eye for detail, they entertain and tell the griping story of a self-made woman and legendary ruler. This edition of the letters offers a taste of Catherine's entire writing career, with biographies of Catherine's addressees, a thorough overview of her reign and an analysis of Catherine's literary skill as a letter-writer. Organized chronologically and thematically into six periods, each section also features an introduction to the domestic, personal and foreign policy contexts out of which her letters emerge.
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.
Catherine The Great
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Author : Virginia Rounding
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2007-02-06
Catherine The Great written by Virginia Rounding and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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.
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.
Catherine The Great
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Author : Michael Streeter
language : en
Publisher: Haus Publishing
Release Date : 2007
Catherine The Great written by Michael Streeter and has been published by Haus Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A fascinating life of a ruler who was deservedly styled 'the Great'
Catherine The Great
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Author : Miriam Kochan
language : en
Publisher: St Martins Press
Release Date : 1977-01-01
Catherine The Great written by Miriam Kochan and has been published by St Martins Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977-01-01 with History categories.
A biography of the German princess who became the absolute ruler of the Russian empire and won for herself the reputation of a great enlightened monarch.
Catherine The Great
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Author : Katharine Susan Anthony
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925
Catherine The Great written by Katharine Susan Anthony and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with Empresses categories.
Catherine The Great
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Author : Alexander Kamenskii
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2020-09-15
Catherine The Great written by Alexander Kamenskii and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-15 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
Catherine the Great: A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works covers all aspects of her life and work. Empress Catherine the Great was one of the most famous and amazing women in world history. Includes a detailed chronology of Catherine’s life, family, and work. The A to Z section includes the major events, places, and people in Catherine’s life. The bibliography includes a list of publications concerning her life and work. The index thoroughly cross-references the chronological and encyclopedic entries.