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100			_a20080702d1968 y0pory50 ba
101			_aeng
200			_aThe life and times of Peter the Great _fgeneral ed. Enzo Orlandi, text by Giancarlo Buzzi _gtrad. [from the italian] Ben Johnson
210			_aFeltham _cPaul Hamlyn _d1968
215			_a75 p. _cil. _d29 cm
225			_aPortraits Of Greatness
330			_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.
606			_aBIOGRAFIA _9410448
606			_aRÚSSIA _9336656
700			_aBUZZI _bGiancarlo _9354864
955			_xOferta