Catherine the Great: A Short History, 2nd Edition
Professor Isabel de Madariaga, Isabel De Madariaga, "Catherine the Great: A Short History, 2nd Edition"
English | ISBN: 0300097220 | 2002 | 249 pages | PDF | 10 MB
English | ISBN: 0300097220 | 2002 | 249 pages | PDF | 10 MB
An eminent scholar of Russian history here presents the most informative, balanced, and up-to-date short study of Catherine the Great and her reign. This edition includes a new preface dealing with recently discovered sources and revised interpretations of the period.
Praise for the earlier edition:
A panoramic view of Russia’s social, political, economic, and cultural development and of its emergence as a formidable power in the international arena during the thirty-four years of [Catherine’s] reign.”Anthony Cross, New York Times Book Review
De Madariaga’s book will be the standard and an essential guide for all students and scholars of Russian and European history of the second half of the eighteenth century.”Marc Raeff, Journal of Modern History