But it is so engrossing, it’s a quick read. It has to be to cover the scope of Catherine’s life. His clearly drawn depictions of the schemes, jealousies and maneuvers of the court, and of Catherine, bring the era and the woman to life. We have new and used copies available, in 10 editions - starting at 2.55. Massie writes a lively account of Catherine’s life and her reign. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K Massie - Alibris Buy Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K Massie online at Alibris. She also oversaw the expansion of the Russian navy and expanded the country so that it had an outlet on the Black Sea.Īnd yes, she took lovers, but dozens of them, not the hundreds so claimed. Peter apparently never slept with his wife, and when Catherine finally produced an heir, it was believed that the father was Sergei Saltykov, her first lover after her arrival in Russia.Ĭatherine’s survival of circumstances that might have crushed her, her intelligence and her ambition finally put her on the Russian throne, despite not being Russian or in line for the succession.Ĭatherine not only ruled well, improving the lives of her subjects by such things as instituting public health care and building orphanages, but she also drew up the principles in the Nakaz, a forerunner of the U.S. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu Massie returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became Catherine the.
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