01369nam a2200157   4500001000700000100004100007101000800048200013100056210003100187215002200218225002700240330089600267606001401163606001301177700002101190385195  a20080702d1968       y0pory50      ba  aeng  aThe life and times of Peter the Greatfgeneral ed. Enzo Orlandi, text by Giancarlo Buzzigtrad. [from the italian] Ben Johnson  aFelthamcPaul Hamlynd1968  a75 p.cil.d29 cm  aPortraits Of Greatness  aEarly Russia: an oriental despotism. A Boisterous capital. The Romanovs: a new dynasty. A disputed succession. Europe in miniature. Dissolute companions and a bride. Peter's mock court. Plots and counterplots. Living a grand scale. Russian's first fleet. Old Russia scandalized: Peter's journey abroad.  A burning thirst for knowledge. A hasty return home. Massacre of the Strieltsy.  Shorn beards and shorted clothes. Founding the Russian Academy. Charles XII: lion of the north. The czar does not give up. The founding of St. Petersburg. A city built by force of will. A grim family drama. The undoing of Charles XII. The cossacks switch sides. A decisive victory. Catherine, a wise adviser. Marriage and peace. A fruitless journey. Death of Alexis. Peter proclaimed "The Great". Russia becomes a Baltic power. The table of ranks. A window onto Europe. Death of Peter. The price of reform.  aBIOGRAFIA  aRÚSSIA  aBUZZIbGiancarlo