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Book SynopsisCatherine the Great ruled Russian from 1762 until her death in 1796. Her letters provide an intimate history of the Russian state as well as a portrait of her character and qualities.
Trade ReviewThese selected letters are an irresistible encapsulation of emergent Russia in the mid-to-late eighteenth century and involve the principal players in Europe during the Age of Reason. This volume, with its careful annotation by Kahn and Rubin-Detlev, is a valuable companion to Catherine the Great scholarship. * Patrick Hunt, Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies *
With their wide range of correspondents and topics, these letters, which have been ably translated, will help further understanding of this most charismatic of Russian rulers, whose tastes and personality helped shape Enlightenment Europe. * Vera Proskurina (2019) Catherine the great: selected letters, Women's Writing *
Table of ContentsIntroduction Note on the Text and Translation Select Bibliography A Chronology of the Life and Reign of Catherine the Great SELECTED LETTERS Explanatory Notes Gazetteer
