Peter the Great : a biography /

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Author / Creator:	Hughes, Lindsey, 1949-2007.
Imprint:	New Haven : Yale University Press, [2002] ©2002
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 285 pages, 16 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, map
Language:	English
Subject:	Peter -- I, -- Emperor of Russia, -- 1672-1725. Peter -- I, -- Emperor of Russia, -- 1672-1725. Emperors -- Russia -- Biography. Emperors. Russia -- History -- Peter I, 1689-1725. Russia. Electronic books. History. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11235640

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ISBN:	9780300143744 0300143745 0300094264 9780300094268 030010300X 9780300103007
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-274) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"This, the shorter biography of Peter the Great (1672-1725), tells his story from birth to death in twelve chapters, including two final chapters on the Tsar's legacy and posthumous reputation up to the present, with the aim of providing a vivid sense of the dynamics of his life and reign: The focus is firmly on the dramatic, appealing and unconventional figure of Peter himself: his actions, deliberations, decisions, relationships, tastes and possessions. It includes the more bizarre aspects of his character, such as his interest in dwarfs, the use of disguises, clowning and vandalism. The main sources are Peter's letters and papers, both published and unpublished, as well as other contemporary accounts and documents." "The narrative comprises both the public and private life, the life Peter lived as well as his significant fantasy world. Hughes offers fascinating new material on the 'alternative' or 'parallel' history of Peter's many disguises and pseudonyms, his deference to a number of mock superiors, and his relationships with individuals such as his second wife Catherine and his favourite Alexander Menshikov." "In each chapter Hughes explores Peter's image in painting and sculpture, bringing the story to the present day with a discussion of controversial monuments in Moscow and St. Petersburg."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Hughes, Lindsey, 1949-2007. Peter the Great 0300094264

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Physical Description:	1 online resource (xv, 285 pages, 16 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-274) and index.
ISBN:	9780300143744 0300143745 0300094264 9780300094268 030010300X 9780300103007