Catherine The Great Selected Letters

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'Your Majesty may find it extraordinary that I should answer with a shipment of fruit your letter of 6 August, in which you inform me that you are sending the plan for a treaty, and that of the 8 September, in which you are so good as to share with me equally important intelligence. Things big and small often come from the same source: my watermelons derive from the same principles as our planned alliance...' (To Frederick the Great) Catherine the Great's letters present a vivid picture of Russia in a momentous age. They also offer a unique account of her personal development and intimate life, her strategic acumen as a diplomat and military commander, and her political skills at the Russian court and in handling foreign monarchs. Born a German princess, Catherine married into the Russian royal family and came to the throne after a coup. As absolute ruler for 34 years she presided over the expansion of the Russian empire, legislated actively to reform the country in keeping with the principles of the Enlightenment, actively promoted the arts and sciences, and in her correspondence engaged with the most renowned minds in Europe, among them Diderot and Voltaire. Her letters are her literary masterpiece, written to a wide circle of associates and friends, not least her most celebrated lover and ally, Potemkin. Combining her wit, charm, and quick eye for detail, they entertain and tell the griping story of a self-made woman and legendary ruler. This edition of the letters offers a taste of Catherine's entire writing career, with biographies of Catherine's addressees, a thorough overview of her reign and an analysis of Catherine's literary skill as a letter-writer. Organized chronologically and thematically into six periods, each section also features an introduction to the domestic, personal and foreign policy contexts out of which her letters emerge.

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Genre : History
Author : Catherine The Great
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Release : 2018-07-19
File : 572 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780191056130


Catherine Of Monmouth County New Jersey

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Great Catherine Whom Glory Still Adores

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Author : Bernard Shaw
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Release : 2023-09-03
File : 74 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9783387028232


The Saintly Politics Of Catherine Of Siena

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Luongo investigates how Catherine's spiritual authority and sanctity were linked with contemporary political and cultural developments.

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Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Author : Francis Thomas Luongo
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Release : 2006
File : 266 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0801443954


The Lives Of St Catherine Of Ricci Of The Third Order Of St Dominick

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Release : 1852
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ISBN-13 : UCD:31175013816817


The Works Of William Makepeace Thackeray Catherine A Story Men S Wives The Bedford Row Conspiracy

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Genre : English literature
Author : William Makepeace Thackeray
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Release : 1885
File : 478 Pages
ISBN-13 : NYPL:33433076039449


The Works Of William Makepeace Thackeray Catherine A Story Little Travels The Fits Boodle Papers Etc Etc

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Release : 1869
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ISBN-13 : HARVARD:HWEGDY


Thackeray S Complete Works The Adventures Of Philip Catherine

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Author : William Makepeace Thackeray
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Release : 1883
File : 492 Pages
ISBN-13 : NYPL:33433116686472


Louis Sands Et Al V Catherine Finan John L Whiting Et Al V Milton H Butler 38 Mich 616 1878

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Catherine Of Siena

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A historical and spiritual biography of Catherine of Siena, highlighting her as a visionary, a mystic, and a prophet.

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Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Author : Andr‚ Vauchez
Publisher : Paulist Press
Release : 2018
File : 233 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781587687099