- Kings and rulers, História da rússia, Russia, Biography
This biography of the Russian ruler scrutinizes Peter's transformation of medieval Russia into modern Russia.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and cool.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- intimateepic
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- Author
- Robert K. Massie
- First published
- 1980
- Pages
- 921
- Publisher
- Abacus Books (Sphere), Blackstone Audio, Cardinal
- Editions
- 26
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISBN
- 9780345336194
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“Around Moscow, the country rolls gently up from the rivers winding in silvery loops across the pleasant landscape.”
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1929, Robert K. Massie studied history at Yale University and Oxford University before embarking on" a highly successful career as writer and editor. Among the publications with which the author has been associated are Newsweek, USA-1, The Saturday Evening Post, The Reporter, Saturday Review, The New York Times Magazine, and The New York Times Book Review. Mr. Massie currently lives in Irvington, New York, with his wife and three children. The affliction of the author's young son by hemophilia inspired Mr. Massie's interest in the tragic drama of Nicholas and Alexandra, whose son also was stricken with the disease. This factor, as many reviewers have commented
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