Peter the Great

by M.S. Anderson

Overview

An excellent introduction to the formidable life and career of Peter the Great and his impact on Russia. M.S. Anderson assesses his aims and achievements at home and abroad, and examines the pressures and restrictions that shaped his attitudes and limited his actions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138149045
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/01/2016
Series:	Profiles In Power
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

M. S. Anderson

Table of Contents

Genealogical Table and Maps List
Preface to the First Edition

Preface to the Second Edition
CHAPTER 1 Russia before Peter: Modernization and Resistance

CHAPTER 2 The Young Tsar

CHAPTER 3 The First Initiatives: the Capture of Azov and the 'Great Embassy' to the West

CHAPTER 4 Emergence into Europe: the Great Northern War

CHAPTER 5 A New State and Society? 91


CHAPTER 6 Opposition and its Repression: the Tsarevich Alexis

CHAPTER 7 Peter the Man: Character and Personality

CHAPTER 8 'The Greatest Monarch of our Age': Peter's Place in History


Genealogical Table and Maps
Chronology
Further Reading
Index