Peter the Great

Robert K. Massie

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Head of Zeus
01 September 2022

Biography: historical, political & military; Biography: royalty; History; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900

Series: Great Lives

The Pulitzer prizewinning biography of Peter the Great, the ruler who brought Russia from darkness into light.

Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia, Robert K. Massie unfolds the extraordinary story of Peter the Great. A volatile feudal tsar with a taste for barbaric torture; a progressive and enlightened reformer of government and science; Peter the Great embodied the greatest strengths and weaknesses of Russia while being at the very forefront of her development.

Robert K. Massie delves deep into Peter's life and character, chronicling the pivotal events that transformed the boy star into a national icon. His portrayal of the complexities and contradictions of this most energetic of Russian rulers brings a towering historical figure unforgettably to life.

By: Robert K. Massie
Imprint: Head of Zeus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Reissue
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781801102773
ISBN 10: 1801102775
Series: Great Lives
Pages: 1056
Publication Date: 01 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert K. Massie was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and studied American history at Yale and European history at Oxford, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. He was president of the Authors Guild from 1987 to 1991. His books include Nicholas and Alexandra; The Romanovs: The Final Chapter; Dreadnought; Castles of Steel; and Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman.

Reviews for Peter the Great

Enthralling. As fascinating as a novel and more so than most * New York Times * Urgently readable... The work of a master of narrative history' * Newsweek * Exceptional * New Yorker *