Peter the Great, His Life and WorldKnopf, 1980 - 909 pagine This meticulous biography of the notorious Russian ruler examines his background and accomplishments, detailing the armed conflicts during his reign and scrutinizing his transformation of medieval Russia into modern Russia. |
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... land . The land , the earth , the motherland , " rodina , " was feminine . Not the pure maiden , the virgin girl , but the eternal , mature woman , the fertile mother . All Russians were her children . In a sense , long before communism ...
... land . The land , the earth , the motherland , " rodina , " was feminine . Not the pure maiden , the virgin girl , but the eternal , mature woman , the fertile mother . All Russians were her children . In a sense , long before communism ...
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... lands at the mouth of the great river were named Louisiana in honor of Louis XIV . The English settlements scattered ... land was a struggle for survival . Wood , wind , water and the straining muscles of men and beasts were the sources ...
... lands at the mouth of the great river were named Louisiana in honor of Louis XIV . The English settlements scattered ... land was a struggle for survival . Wood , wind , water and the straining muscles of men and beasts were the sources ...
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... land , across the German electoral states of Branden- burg and Hanover . Peter's disappointment at not being able to travel by ship was com- pounded by a new problem he now faced in traveling by land : all along his route , people ...
... land , across the German electoral states of Branden- burg and Hanover . Peter's disappointment at not being able to travel by ship was com- pounded by a new problem he now faced in traveling by land : all along his route , people ...
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Old Muscovy | 3 |
Peters Childhood | 18 |
A Maiden of Great Intelligence | 31 |
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