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Available
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Series
Publication
New York : Ecco, 2009.
Description
A portrait of the eighteenth-century Russian empress documents her rise from a little-known German princess to become one of Europe's most celebrated monarchs, in an account that offers insight into her public and private achievements.
User reviews
LibraryThing member everfresh1
The book gives a good account of life and rule of Catherine the Great, both of her personal life and in the context of overall political environment. My only gripe - and it's a very serious one - is that quite often the author goes into details that I believe are just not interesting and quite
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useless. It takes quite a lot of space in the book and makes reading much slower. Show Less
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Original publication date
2001
Physical description
576 p.; 24 inches
ISBN
0060786280 / 9780060786281
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