Robert Massie
“Peter the Great”
(A Literature Pick of Choice)
This book is one of the best books on history I have ever read, I heartily recommend it. Dummidumbwit
Peter I the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (Russian: Пётр Алексе́евич Рома́нов, Пётр I, Pyotr I, or Пётр Вели́кий, Pyotr Velikiy) (9 June [O.S. 30 May] 1672–8 February [O.S. 28 January] 1725)[1] ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May [O.S. 27 April] 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his weak and sickly half-brother, Ivan V. Peter carried out a policy of Westernization and expansion that transformed the Tsardom of Russia into the Russian Empire, a major European power.
Through Russian Eyes
Theology and Mysticism in the Tradition of the Eastern Church
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Am reading the Massie righty now – Catherine has just built the palace to the SW of St Pete’s the Tsar Semotsky (???). Wonderful in its descriptiveness, as well as intros of all the leading politicals of the age 5 Stars+++
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This is a very well done presentation.
Great work.