| Description |
xxix, 602 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Beginnings -- 2. Russia and the world, 1696-1725 -- 3. The Russian military machine -- 4. Government -- 5. The economy -- 6. Peter's people -- 7. St. Petersburg and the arts -- 8. The Petrine court -- 9. Education and learning -- 10. Religion -- 11. Peter : man, mind and methods -- 12. Family factors -- 13. Friends and helpers -- 14. Responses. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 564-585) and index. |
| Subject |
Peter I, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725.
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Russia -- History -- Peter I, 1689-1725.
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| ISBN |
0300075391 |
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