Peter the Great

Pulitzer Prize Winner, 1981. From Robert K. Massie, the *New York Times* bestselling author of *Nicholas and Alexandra*, comes an "urgently readable" (Newsweek) biography of Peter the Great. Crowned co-tsar at age ten, Peter profoundly transformed 17th- and 18th-century Russia. Driven by an obsession with Western ways, he established a formidable navy and army, forging an empire and reshaping a continent. Massie vividly portrays the impetuous, complex ruler—generous yet cruel, tender yet unforgiving—and his pivotal relationships with his loving wife, Catherine, and his ambitious confidant, Menshikov. This "enthralling...as fascinating as any novel" (The New York Times Book Review) account brings a legendary monarch compellingly to life.

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