Catherine The Great: Autocrat And Empress Of All Russia
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
She seized a throne that was never meant to be hers, yet went on to become the most powerful woman in the world — Ian Grey's Catherine the Great: Autocrat and Empress of All Russia chronicles the astonishing life of the German-born princess who transformed herself into the absolute ruler of the vast Russian Empire. From her politically charged marriage to the unstable Tsar Peter III to the audacious coup that placed her at the pinnacle of imperial power, Grey presents a meticulously researched portrait of a sovereign who presided over one of history's most dramatic reigns. The narrative details her military conquests, her enlightened correspondence with Voltaire and Diderot, her sweeping legal and administrative reforms, and the complex web of personal relationships that shaped her rule over 18th-century Russia. Grey writes with the assured authority of a seasoned historian, illustrating how Catherine navigated the brutal contradictions of her era — championing Enlightenment ideals while simultaneously tightening the bonds of serfdom, and projecting an image of cultured refinement even as she wielded iron political will. Published by the prestigious London house of Hodder and Stoughton, this biography stands as a compelling work of narrative history that refuses to reduce its subject to caricature or legend. Authoritative yet richly readable, it leaves the reader questioning whether Catherine's greatest conquest was Russia itself — or the enduring mythology she built around her own name.
Author: Ian Grey
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Hodder and Stoughton
Genre: Biography
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
She seized a throne that was never meant to be hers, yet went on to become the most powerful woman in the world — Ian Grey's Catherine the Great: Autocrat and Empress of All Russia chronicles the astonishing life of the German-born princess who transformed herself into the absolute ruler of the vast Russian Empire. From her politically charged marriage to the unstable Tsar Peter III to the audacious coup that placed her at the pinnacle of imperial power, Grey presents a meticulously researched portrait of a sovereign who presided over one of history's most dramatic reigns. The narrative details her military conquests, her enlightened correspondence with Voltaire and Diderot, her sweeping legal and administrative reforms, and the complex web of personal relationships that shaped her rule over 18th-century Russia. Grey writes with the assured authority of a seasoned historian, illustrating how Catherine navigated the brutal contradictions of her era — championing Enlightenment ideals while simultaneously tightening the bonds of serfdom, and projecting an image of cultured refinement even as she wielded iron political will. Published by the prestigious London house of Hodder and Stoughton, this biography stands as a compelling work of narrative history that refuses to reduce its subject to caricature or legend. Authoritative yet richly readable, it leaves the reader questioning whether Catherine's greatest conquest was Russia itself — or the enduring mythology she built around her own name.