The Reforms of Peter the Great: Progress Through Violence in Russia 9781317454885, 1563240475, 1563240483, 9781563240485, 9781563240478

The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia

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The Revolution of Peter the Great 9780674029941

Many books chronicle the remarkable life of Peter the Great, but none analyze how his famous reforms took root and sprea

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Libraries in Russia: History of the Library of the Academy of Sciences from Peter the Great to Present 9783110955873, 9783598115936

In Libraries in Russia, the author, Valerii Leonov, pursues the history of the first Russian national library, the Libra

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Readings in Russian civilization: Vol. 1: Russia Before Peter the Great, 900-1700 9780226718439, 9780226718538

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The Year I Was Peter the Great: 1956—Khrushchev, Stalin’s Ghost, and a Young American in Russia 9780815731627, 0815731620

A chronicle of the year that changed Soviet Russia—and molded the future path of one of America's pre-eminent diplo

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Peter the Great: A Biography 9780300143744

Peter the Great (1672–1725), tsar of Russia for forty-three years, was a dramatic, appealing, and unconventional charact

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Marriage, Household, and Home in Modern Russia: From Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin 9781350014473, 9781350014466, 9781350014503, 9781350014480

Barbara Alpern Engel’s Marriage, Household and Home in Modern Russia is the first book to explore the intricacies of dom

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The Bronze Horseman: Falconet’s Monument to Peter the Great 9780300128949

This book is the first comprehensive treatment in any language of the most consequential work of art ever to be executed

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Crime and Punishment in Russia: A Comparative History from Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin 9781474224369, 9781474224352, 9781474224390, 9781474224376

Crime and Punishment in Russia surveys the evolution of criminal justice in Russia during a span of more than 300 years,

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The Great Tours: France through the ages

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