Peter the Great by Henri Troyat

Peter the Great by Henri Troyat

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A biography of Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia in the early eighteenth century who made it his mission to bring Russia into the mainstream of European life. It describes how he was avid for every kind of knowledge, highly militaristic and utterly ruthless in the pursuit of power.

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Peter the Great 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.
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ISBN 13 9780241122501
ISBN 10 0241122503
Title Peter the Great
Author Henri Troyat
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1989-09-28
Number of pages 400
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