Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

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ISBN 10: 0606268367 ISBN 13: 9780606268363

Publisher: Turtleback Books

For use in schools and libraries only. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Peter the Great presents a reconstruction of the 18th-century empress's life that includes coverage of such topics as 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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Review:

"A great thumping triumph of a book." (Daily Telegraph)

"Enjoyable and perceptive study ... Rounding has read widely, and writes punctilious, professional history with a no-nonsense style and a respectful relish for the details that make the past come alive." (Simon Sebag Montefiore Sunday Telegraph)

"Rounding writes with enviable lucidity, and gives us the most accessible and enjoyable portrait yet." (Daily Mail)

"Written with vigour and intelligence enough to do justice to its prodigious subject." (Sunday Times)

"Rounding shows that ... the reality is far more interesting than any of the fictions." (Scotland on Sunday)

From the Publisher:

Power politics and sexual politics combine in the life of an extraordinary woman who ruled Russia from 1762 until her death in 1796.

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