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The fascinating true story behind HBO's Catherine the Great starring Dame Helen Mirren as Catherine the Great. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into empress of Russia by sheer determination. For thirty-four years, the government, foreign policy, cultural development and welfare of the Russian people were in her hands. She dealt with domestic rebellion, foreign wars and the tidal wave of political change and violence churned up by the French Revolution. Robert K. Massie brings an eternally fascinating woman together with her family, friends, ministers, generals, lovers and enemies – vividly and triumphantly to life. History offers few stories richer than that of Catherine the Great.

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A sensitive and compelling portrait not just of a Russian titan, but also of a flesh-and-blood woman * Newsweek *

Catherine The Great: Portrait of a Woman

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      Publisher Apollo
      Published 8 August 2019
      ISBN-13 9781789544534
      978-1789544534
      ISBN-10 178954453X
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      Non Fiction Biography Biography: historical, political and military Biography: royalty History European history

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The fascinating true story behind HBO's Catherine the Great starring Dame Helen Mirren as Catherine the Great. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into empress of Russia by sheer determination. For thirty-four years, the government, foreign policy, cultural development and welfare of the Russian people were in her hands. She dealt with domestic rebellion, foreign wars and the tidal wave of political change and violence churned up by the French Revolution. Robert K. Massie brings an eternally fascinating woman together with her family, friends, ministers, generals, lovers and enemies – vividly and triumphantly to life. History offers few stories richer than that of Catherine the Great.

      Trade Review
      A biographer with the instincts of a novelist * New York Times *
      A masterful portrait of a majestic monarch * Publishers Weekly *
      A sensitive and compelling portrait not just of a Russian titan, but also of a flesh-and-blood woman * Newsweek *

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