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Author : Kazimierz Waliszewski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Russia
ISBN : IOWA:31858019993744
Author : Kazimierz Waliszewski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:838092080
Author : Kazimierz Waliszewski
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1330439376
Excerpt from The Romance of an Empress: Catherine II, of Russia 'This is a romance,' says the writer in his preface, 'in which fiction finds no place. Even legend enters into it no more than it must needs enter into every faithful evocation of the past. The reader's curiosity, however, and his taste for adventure, if he has it, will lose nothing, all the same.' Materials, it seems, for an exact and minute study of Catherine have only of recent years been forthcoming; now, out of the seventy-two volumes of documents already published by the Russian Imperial Historical Society, scarcely twenty can be found which are not directly concerned with the history of her reign. And there are other materials, scattered in obscure Russian periodicals, other documents, contained in the State Archives in Russia and in France, which have never been consulted, and which are quite out of ordinary reach. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Kazimierz Waliszewski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:838092115
Author : Kazimierz Klemens Waliszewski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:458839859
Author : Kazimierz 1849-1935 Waliszewski
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1371976244
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Author : Kazimierz Waliszewski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1968-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0208003959
Author : Catherine the Great
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-06-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780812969870
Empress Catherine II brought Europe to Russia, and Russia to Europe, during her long and eventful reign (1762—96). She fostered the culture of the Enlightenment and greatly expanded the immense empire created by Czar Ivan the Terrible, shifting the balance of power in Europe eastward. Famous for her will to power and for her dozen lovers, Catherine was also a prolific and gifted writer. Fluent in French, Russian, and German, Catherine published political theory, journalism, comedies, operas, and history, while writing thousands of letters as she corresponded with Voltaire and other public figures. The Memoirs of Catherine the Great provides an unparalleled window into eighteenth-century Russia and the mind of an absolute ruler. With insight, humor, and candor, Catherine presents her eyewitness account of history, from her whirlwind entry into the Russian court in 1744 at age fourteen as the intended bride of Empress Elizabeth I’s nephew, the eccentric drunkard and future Peter III, to her unhappy marriage; from her two children, several miscarriages, and her and Peter’s numerous affairs to the political maneuvering that enabled Catherine to seize the throne from him in 1762. Catherine’s eye for telling details makes for compelling reading as she describes the dramatic fall and rise of her political fortunes. This definitive new translation from the French is scrupulously faithful to her words and is the first for which translators have consulted original manuscripts written in Catherine’s own hand. It is an indispensable work for anyone interested in Catherine the Great, Russian history, or the eighteenth century.
Author : Empress of Russia Catherine Ii
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547042501
Empress of Russia Catherine II in the book "Memoirs of Empress Catherine II" describes events that are noteworthy from the time of her birth throughout her life. This book is rich in wisdom and knowledge of the royal family, the state of the country, and other wonderful memories. A historic book to read today and by generations to come.
Author : Virginia Rounding
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 985 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007-02-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781429967983
Dutiful daughter, frustrated wife, passionate lover, domineering mother, doting grandmother, devoted friend, tireless legislator, generous patron of artists and philosophers—the Empress Catherine II, the Great, was all these things, and more. Her reign, the longest in Russian Imperial history, lasted from 1762 until her death in 1796; during those years she built on the work begun by her most famous predecessor, Peter the Great, to establish Russia as a major European power and to transform its new capital, St Petersburg, into a city to rival Paris and London in the beauty of its architecture, the glittering splendor of its Court and the magnificence of its art collections. Yet the great Catherine was not even Russian by birth and had no legitimate claim to the Russian throne; she seized it and held on to it, through wars, rebellions and plagues, by the force of her personality, by her charm and determination, and by an unshakable belief in her own destiny. This is the story of Catherine the woman, whom power alone could never satisfy, for she also wanted love, affection, friendship and humor. She found these in letter-writing, in grandchildren, in gardens, architecture and greyhounds—as well as in a succession of lovers which gave rise to salacious rumors throughout Europe. The real Catherine, however, was more interesting than any rumor. Using many of Catherine's own words from her voluminous correspondence and other documents, as well as contemporary accounts by courtiers, ambassadors and foreign visitors, Virginia Rounding penetrates the character of this most powerful, fascinating and surprisingly sympathetic of eighteenth-century women.
Author : Catherine II (Empress of Russia)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : Russia
ISBN : UCAL:B3466506
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:27289666
Author : Jean-Henri Castéra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1800
Category : Russia
ISBN : HARVARD:HW3PBV
Author : Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova (kni︠a︡gini︠a︡)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1840
Category : Nobility
ISBN : HARVARD:HWR7YI
Author : Jean-Henri Castera
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1436873207
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