Don't hope to get rid of books (Umberto Eco)
+371 27000041, +371 27000045
(on working days 9:00-17:00 latvian)
+371 27000041
+371 27000045

(on working days 10:00-17:00)

Catherine the Great

14.99 €
Out of stock
Catherine the Great
14.99 €
Catherine Alexeevna was clearly unlucky with the assessment of her reign neither in the pre-revolutionary nor even more so in the Soviet historiography. Even during her reign, contemporaries noted many dark spots that overshadowed in their eyes the positive things associated with her name. First, she was a pure-blooded German, and, apparently, national pride did not allow to give her reign an objective assessment. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, she had no rights to the throne and usurped the crown from her own husband. Thirdly, on her conscience, if not directly, then indirectly, lies the seal of responsibility for the death of not only her husband, Peter III, but also the overthrow of her predecessor Emperor John VI Antonovich. Finally, the morality of the Empress did not cause delight neither in contemporaries, nor in historians.
And yet Catherine's reign is primarily associated with the virtues and achievements that allow to elevate her to the rank of outstanding statesmen of pre-revolutionary Russia and put her name next to the name of Peter the Great.
See also:

You might be interested:

Альберт Эйнштейн. Его жизнь и его Вселенная
Memoirs, biographies
Albert Einstein: His Life and His Universe
Isaacson Walter
29.99 €
In basket
Our choice!
Стив Джобс
Memoirs, biographies
Steve Jobs
Isaacson Walter
29.99 €
In basket
Магия Терри Пратчетта. Биография творца Плоского мира
Memoirs, biographies
The Magic of Terry Pratchett: A Biography of the Discworld Creator
Burroughs Matthew, Burroughs Mark
9.99 €
In basket