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VAR5484.C.18
BUZZI, Giancarlo
The life and times of Peter the Great / general ed. Enzo Orlandi, text by Giancarlo Buzzi ; trad. [from the italian] Ben Johnson.- Feltham : Paul Hamlyn, 1968.- 75 p. : il. ; 29 cm. - (Portraits of greatness)

BIOGRAFIA, HISTÓRIA, RÚSSIA

Early Russia: an oriental despotism. A Boisterous capital. The Romanovs: a new dynasty. A disputed succession. Europe in miniature. Dissolute companions and a bride. Peter's mock court. Plots and counterplots. Living a grand scale. Russian's first fleet. Old Russia scandalized: Peter's journey abroad. A burning thirst for knowledge. A hasty return home. Massacre of the Strieltsy. Shorn beards and shorted clothes. Founding the Russian Academy. Charles XII: lion of the north. The czar does not give up. The founding of St. Petersburg. A city built by force of will. A grim family drama. The undoing of Charles XII. The cossacks switch sides. A decisive victory. Catherine, a wise adviser. Marriage and peace. A fruitless journey. Death of Alexis. Peter proclaimed "The Great". Russia becomes a Baltic power. The table of ranks. A window onto Europe. Death of Peter. The price of reform.