Peter the Great: A Biography

Lindsey Hughes

Published by Yale University Press 2008

Peter the Great

A Biography

Lindsey Hughes

https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300143744

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About this book

Peter the Great (1672–1725), tsar of Russia for forty-three years, was a dramatic, appealing, and unconventional character. This book provides a vivid sense of the dynamics of his life—both public and private—and his reign.

Drawing on his letters and papers, as well as on other contemporary accounts, the book provides new insights into Peter’s complex character, giving information on his actions, deliberations, possessions, and significant fantasy world--his many disguises and pseudonyms, his interest in dwarfs, his clowning and vandalism. It also sheds fresh light on his relationships with individuals such as his second wife Catherine and his favorite, Alexander Menshikov. The book includes discussions of Peter’s image in painting and sculpture, and there are two final chapters on his legacy and posthumous reputation up to the present.

Author / Editor information

Lindsey Hughes is professor of Russian history at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London. She is also the author of the classic work Russia in the Age of Peter the Great.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xii
Note on Transliteration, Dates and Monetary Units Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvi
Romanov Family Tree Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvii
Map Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xviii
I Growing Up 1672–89 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II Prelude to Greatness 1689–97 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
III The Grand Embassy 1697–99 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
IV War with Sweden 1700–8 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
V From Poltava to Pruth 1709–11 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
VI Peter in Europe 1712–17 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
VII Father and Sons 1718–20 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
VIII The Year of Nystad 1721 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
IX Ranks and Regulations 1722–23 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
X A Coronation and a Funeral 1724–25 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
XI Legacy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	208
XII Commemorating Peter 1725–2002 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
Select Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275

Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages
- Main content: 320
Illustrations
- Other: 16 b-w illus.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2008
ISBN: 9780300143744