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1	Peter the Great: A Biography more books like this by Dr. Lindsey Hughes Lindsey Hughes, author of an account of Russia during the reign of Peter the Great, here provides a shorter biography of this dramatic, appealing and unconventional character. The work tells the story of Peter the Great (1672-1725) from birth to death in 12 chapters, including two final chapters on his legacy and posthumous reputation, with the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.90! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Russia in the Age of Peter the Great more books like this by Dr. Lindsey Hughes Peter the Great, often known as the Tsar Reformer, initiated a programme of modernization and Westernization that affected the lives of all his subjects. He founded a new capital, St Petersburg, which became a symbol of cultural change, and a navy, which signalled Russia's emergence as a maritime power. He also reinforced the old institutions of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Stolen Prince: Gannibal, Adopted Son of Peter the Great, Great-Grandfather of Alexander Pushkin, and Europe's First Black Intellectual more books like this by Hugh Barnes In 1703, a seven-year-old African boy in chains stepped off a slave ship in Constantinople. He claimed to be a prince of Abyssinia and was rescued by Peter the Great. Under the tsar's tutelage, he soared to dizzying heights. This is the extraordinary story of an African slave who became slave-owner and one of the 18th century's most astonishing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Peter the Great more books like this by Vasili Klyuchevsky, Vasilifi Osipovich Klkiluchevskifi see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.40! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Peter the Great more books like this by Diane Stanley Peter the Great, crowned tsar of Russia at the age of ten, believed that whatever he wanted he should have -- and the sooner the better. What he wanted most was to bring his beloved country into the modem world. He traveled to the West to learn European ways -- the first tsar ever to leave Russia -- disguised as a common soldier. He explored the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.44! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Reforms of Peter the Great: Progress Through Coercion in Russia more books like this by Evgenii V Anisimov, Professor John T Alexander (Translator) This psychologically penetrating revisionist account of the life and rule of Rusia's 18th-century Tsar-reformer develops an important theme - that is, what happens when the drive for "progress" is linked to an autocratic, expansionist impulse rather than to a larger goal of human emancipation? And, what has been the price of power - both for Peter ... see all copies from $3.06! new only from $44.86! \| first editions
7	The Revolution of Peter the Great more books like this by James Cracraft This is an analysis of how the Russian tsar Peter the Great's reforms actually took root and spread throughout Russia. Linking together and transcending Peter's many reforms of state and society, Cracraft argues, was nothing less than a cultural revolution. New ways of dress, elite social behaviour, navigation, architecture and image-making ... see all copies from $9.01! new only from $14.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Peter the Great & the Emergence of Russia more books like this by Benedict H Sumner see all copies from $1.99! first editions
9	Peter the Great more books like this by Henri Troyat This is a biography of Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia (1672 - 1725) who was a ruler of phenomenal energy and vision who made it his mission to bring Russia into the mainstream of European life. Avid for every kind of knowledge, simple in his personal tastes, he was highly militaristic and utterly ruthless in the pursuit of power. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Peter the Great Transforms Russia more books like this by James Cracraft Featuring Western and Soviet historians, the diverse essays gathered here illuminate the main developments, accomplishments, and failures of Peter's reign in Russia, reopening the troubling debates which color any assessment of the Petrine achievement. see all copies from $5.95! new only from $29.76! \| first editions
11	Peter the great more books like this by M S Anderson Peter the Great (1672--1755), was one of the formative figures in the history of early modern Europe: under his leadership Russia emerged from semi-Asiatic isolation to become a great political and military power in her own right, and, for the first time, a principal actor on the European stage. In this well-known book, based on Russian sources ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $53.64! \| first editions
12	Peter the Great Changes Russia more books like this by Professor Marc Raeff see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
13	Peter, the Revolutionary Tsar, more books like this by Peter Putnam A biography of one of the most powerful Russian tsars who determined to "westernize" his country during his reign. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
14	For God and Peter the Great: The Works of Thomas Consett, 1723-1729 more books like this by James Cracraft (Editor), Thomas Consett see all copies from $7.00! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
15 view cover	The state of Russia under the present Czar. more books like this by John Perry see all copies from $10.43! new only from $136.10! \| SVS
16 view cover	The history of the Russian empire under Peter the Great more books like this by Voltaire see all copies from $23.44! new only from $23.44! \| SVS
17 view cover	Peter the Great and the West: New Perspectives more books like this by Dr. Lindsey Hughes In this work, international experts mark the anniversary of Peter I's visit to England in 1698. They explore British-Russian relations - Peter in England, Russian apprentices, British ships and maritime technology in Peter's navy forest surveys, British views of Russia, Scottish influences - and widen the focus to look at the Baltic question, the ... see all copies from $73.60! new only from $85.00!
18 view cover	Peter the Great; Lancaster Pamphlet more books like this by Stephen J Lee Peter the Great's reign saw the explosion of Russia onto the European scene at the beginning of the 18th century. Since then he has become a legendary figure as well as the subject of abiding controversy. This book answers key questions about his territorial expansion and domestic reforms. It outlines existing controversies and enables the reader ... see all copies from $3.33! new only from $19.85!
19	Modernization of Russia Under Peter I and Catherine II more books like this by Basil Dmytryshyn see all copies from $4.00! first editions
20	Pierre le Grand more books like this by Henri Troyat see all copies from $6.35!
21	The first Romanovs, 1613-1725; a history of Moscovite civilization and the rise of modern Russia under Peter the Great and his forerunners. more books like this by R. Nisbet Bain see all copies from $24.99! first editions
22	Russia in the era of Peter the Great more books like this by Lawrence Jay Oliva see all copies from $1.99! first editions
23 view cover	The Founding of Russia's Navy: Peter the Great and the Azov Fleet, 1688-1714 more books like this by Edward J Phillips The reign of Peter the Great (1682-1725), long regarded as the turning point in the Europeanization of Russia, witnessed the establishment of Russia's first modern navy, the Azov Sea fleet. Its creation evokes a fundamental question about the era: was Peter a reformer or a revolutionary? This three-part study examines Russia's maritime experience ... see all copies from $100.95!
24	A Discourse Concerning the Just Causes of the War Between Sweden and Russia: 1700-1721, more books like this by Petr Pavlovich Shafirov, bar see all copies from $120.00!
25	The life and times of Peter the Great more books like this by Giancarlo Buzzi see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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