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"The story of Peter the Great, who expanded Russia's territory, modernized its army and navy, and brought his country into the modern 18th century."
seve, Resident Scholar
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"Robert K. Massie's has exhaustively researched his subject and gives great detail into the life of one of Russia's most well known monarchs. Peter was born in 1672 into the backward and far-flung Muscovy Empire. Peter changed the face of Russia, adopting many aspects of the French court in Moscow and later his newly built capital, "the Venice of the North" St. Petersburg.
His modernizing of the Russian military stemmed from his own knowledge of shipbuilding learned in Holland and love of military learning. He waged wars against Sweden, the vast Ottoman Empire (Turkey, Hungary, etc.), and survived political intrigues within his nation. Peter turned the collection of nation states he inherited into a powerhouse country to be reckoned with in both Europe and Asia up to the time of his death in 1725. "
David Fletcher, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside)
- Russian
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
War/Cloak & Dagger story?
- Led as soldier
ethnic of society (outside)
- Russian
Politician story?
- Politician trying to reform
War/Spying
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- 1700's
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- 40's-50's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- Eastern European
- Russian
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other people
Physique
- physically sick
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Scandinavia
- Eastern Europe
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Russia
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
- fort/military installation
Century:
- 18th century
- 17th century
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to torture
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Book makes you feel?
- encouraged
- in awe
Is book humorous?
Yes
Writer's slant towards subject:
- favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
Pictures/Illustrations?
- More 6-10 B&W
- A ton 16-20 B&W
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 76%-100% of book
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