01570nam a2200193   4500001000700000090001100007100004100018101000800059200013100067210003100198215002200229225002700251330089600278606002201174606002101196700002901217955001101246995011901257385195  a385195  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.  aBIOGRAFIA9410448  aRÚSSIA9336656  aBUZZIbGiancarlo9354864  xOferta  104PJ_4_000000000000000_C_1852022-06-066PJVAR5489415561aPJcPJfPJ1VAR548kPJ4.C.18n2022-06-06o0rMOxOferta