Catherine the Great : portrait of a woman /
Massie, Robert K., 1929-
Catherine the Great : portrait of a woman / Robert K. Massie. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, c2011. - xiii, 625 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [577]-579) and index.
A German princess -- A painful marriage -- Seduction, Motherhood, and confrontation -- "The time has come!" -- Empress of Russia -- Potemkin and favoritism -- "My name is Catherine the Second".
Presents a reconstruction of the eighteenth-century empress's life that covers her efforts to engage Russia in the cultural life of Europe, her creation of the Hermitage, and her numerous scandal-free romantic affairs.
0679456724 (acidfree paper) 158836044X (ebook) 9780679456728 (acid-free paper) 9781588360441 (ebook)
2011015279
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796.
Empresses--Russia--Biography.
Russia--History--Catherine II, 1762-1796.
Russia--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Catherine the Great : portrait of a woman / Robert K. Massie. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, c2011. - xiii, 625 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [577]-579) and index.
A German princess -- A painful marriage -- Seduction, Motherhood, and confrontation -- "The time has come!" -- Empress of Russia -- Potemkin and favoritism -- "My name is Catherine the Second".
Presents a reconstruction of the eighteenth-century empress's life that covers her efforts to engage Russia in the cultural life of Europe, her creation of the Hermitage, and her numerous scandal-free romantic affairs.
0679456724 (acidfree paper) 158836044X (ebook) 9780679456728 (acid-free paper) 9781588360441 (ebook)
2011015279
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796.
Empresses--Russia--Biography.
Russia--History--Catherine II, 1762-1796.
Russia--Kings and rulers--Biography.