Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
- ISBN-10
- 0679456724
- ISBN-13
- 9780679456728
- Series
- Catherine the Great
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 625
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Random House Incorporated
- Author
- Robert K. Massie
Description
Presents a reconstruction of the eighteenth-century empress's life that covers her efforts to engage Russia in the cultural life of Europe, her creation of the Hermitage, and her numerous scandal-free romantic affairs.
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