Displaying 1 of 1 2011 Title: Catherine the Great : portrait of a woman Author: Massie, Robert K., 1929-2019 Edition: First edition Format: Book Publisher, Date: New York : Random House, ©2011. Description: xiii, 625 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm. Summary: Presents a reconstruction of the eighteenth-century empress's life that covers her efforts to engage Russia in the cultural life of Europe, her creation of the Hermitage, and her numerous scandal-free romantic affairs. Subjects: Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796. Empresses -- Russia -- Biography. Russia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography. Russia -- History -- Catherine II, 1762-1796. Genre: Biographies. Contents: A German princess -- A painful marriage -- Seduction, motherhood, and confrontation -- "The time has come!" -- Empress of Russia -- Potemkin and favoritism -- "My name is Catherine the Second". ISBN 9780679456728 (hc. : acid-free paper) Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
