Catherine the Great

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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.

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Title Statements

Full title :Catherine the Great / Simon Dixon.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2009.
Edition:Book Club edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublisher
Place of Publication:New York, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:2009.

Notes

"First published in Great Britain in 2009 by Profile Books Ltd."--Title page verso.

The Physical Object

Description:xv, 432 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits, genealogical tables ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780060786274, 0060786272, 9780060786281, 0060786280
oclc:ocn965597975
LC Classification:DK170
Dewey Decimal:947/.063092

Genealogies and maps -- A note on dates, spelling, transliteration and names -- Introduction -- The coronation of a usurper 1762 -- From Pomerania to St Petersburg 1729-1744 -- Betrothal and marriage 1744-1745 -- Living and loving at the Court of Empress Elizabeth 1746-1753 -- Ambition 1754-1759 -- Assassination 1759-1762 -- "Our Lady of St Petersburg" 1763-1766 -- Philosopher on the throne 1767-1768 -- Imperial ambitions 1768-1772 -- Paul, Pugachëv, and Potëmkin 1772-1775 -- The search for emotional stability 1776-1784 -- Zenith 1785-1790 -- End of an era 1790-1796 -- Epilogue: The afterlife of an empress -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- List of illustrations -- List of maps -- Further reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Subjects

Biographies Catherine, II,, Empress of Russia Empresses Empresses -- Biography. -- Russia History Impératrices -- Biographies. -- Russie Katharina (Russland, Zarin, II.) Kings and rulers Russia Russia -- Biography. -- Kings and rulers Russia -- History -- Catherine II, 1762… Russie -- Histoire -- 1762-1796 (Cather…