Catherine the Great : portrait of a woman /

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by Massie, Robert K.,
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : Random House, (New York :) Physical details: xiii, 625 p., [16] p. of col. plates : col. ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. Subject(s): Catherine --II, --Empress of Russia, --1729-1796. | Empresses --Russia --Biography. | Russia --Kings and rulers --Biography. | Russia --History --Catherine II, 1762-1796. Year : 2011 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Kinkora Regional High School 947 MAS Available

Includes index and bibliographical references (p. 577-599) and index.

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.