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1	Peter the Great more books like this by Robert K Massie "Enthralling . . . As fascinating as any novel and more so than most." The New York Times Book Review The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Bestseller by the author of DREADNOUGHT. Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great, one of the most extraordinary rulers in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.21! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Peter the Great : his life and world more books like this by Robert K. Massie A barbarous, volatile feudal tsar with a taste for torture; a progressive and enlightened reformer of government and science; a statesman of vision and colossal significance: Peter the Great embodied the greatest strengths and weaknesses of Russia while being at the very forefront of her development. Robert K Massie's award-winning study remains ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.56! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	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
4	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
5	The Image of Peter the Great in Russian History and Thought more books like this by Nicholas Valentine Riasanovsky The image of Peter the Great casts a long shadow in modern Russian thought and culture. As important to modern Russia as the French Revolution is to France and the Reformation is to Germany, the image of this militaristic ruler, founder of St Petersburg, and czar of all Russia from 1689-1725 has been central to Russian history, literature, and art ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Peter the Great & the Emergence of Russia more books like this by Benedict H Sumner see all copies from $1.99! first editions
7	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
8	Fire and Water: A Life of Peter the Great more books like this by Alex De Jonge see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Peter called the Great more books like this by Maurice Bethell Jones see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.96! \| 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 Jacob Abbott Oskar Hedin, head of the fur department of old John McNabb's big store, looked up from his scrutiny of the Russian sable coat spread upon a table before him, and encountered the twinkling eyes of old John himself. "It's a shame to keep this coat here-and that natural black fox piece, too. Who is there in Terrace City that's got thirty thousand ... see all copies from $2.88! new only from $11.93! \| SVS
12	Peter the czar more books like this by Klabund, Herman George Scheffauer 1925. Klabund is the pseudonym of Alfred Henschke, German poet, novelist and dramatist. His novel Peter the Czar begins: Peter is born. The Don, The Dneiper, the Volga, the Oka leave their banks. Mud goes wallowing over the fields of wheat and many people are drowned. Winter flowers are broken in the stems and hang their heads. The dormice pipe ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $17.43! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Peter the Great Changes Russia more books like this by Professor Marc Raeff see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
14	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
15	Peter the Great, Emperor of All Russia. more books like this by Ian Grey see all copies from $4.00! first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Memoirs of Peter Henry Bruce, Esq., a Military Officer in the Services of Prussia, Russia and Great Britain, Containing an Account of His Travels in Germany, Russia, Tartary, Turkey, the West Indies Etc more books like this by Peter Henry Bruce see all copies from $60.64! new only from $136.10! \| first editions \| SVS
17 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
18 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!
19	Peter the Great: The Reformer-Tsar more books like this by Douglas Liversidge see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20	Peter the Great, emperor of Russia; a study of historical biography more books like this by Eugene Schuyler see all copies from $56.23! new only from $56.23! \| first editions
21 view cover	Peter the Great's Army (2): Cavalry more books like this by Dr. Angus Konstam, David Rickman (Illustrator), Dave Rickman (Illustrator) By the time of his death in 1725 Peter the Great had placed Russia among the foremost European powers, and had created a military system that has infuenced the European balance of power until the present day. In this companion volume to Men-at-Arms 260, Peter the Great's Army 1: Infantry, Angus Konstam discusses Tsar Peter's cavalry, both the ... see all copies from $8.97! new only from $81.56!
22 view cover	Peter the Great more books like this by Georges Oudard see all copies from $3.50! new only from $28.19! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Petrine Revolution in Russian Architecture more books like this by James Cracraft In this highly original book James Cracraft provides a major case study of the cultural revolution in Russia initiated by Peter the Great, tsar and first emperor (1682-1725). He recounts in fascinating detail how modern standards of architecture supplanted traditional norms in Russia following a massive injection of European expertise and ... see all copies from $48.00! new only from $76.25! \| first editions
24	The Church Reform of Peter the Great more books like this by James Cracraft see all copies from $29.65! first editions
25 view cover	Peter the Great and Tsarist Russia more books like this by Miriam Greenblatt Explains the role of Peter the Great in taking Russia into the modern world; describes the everyday life of the people; and includes poems, plays, and letters written by Russians about themselves. see all copies from $6.01!

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