![]() ![]() Impetuous and stubborn, generous and cruel, tender and unforgiving, a man of enormous energy and complexity, Peter the Great is brought fully to life. ![]() Massie delves deep into his life, chronicling the pivotal events that shaped a boy into a legend-including his “incognito” travels in Europe, his unquenchable curiosity about Western ways, his obsession with the sea and establishment of the stupendous Russian navy, his creation of an unbeatable army, his transformation of Russia, and his relationships with those he loved most: Catherine, the robust yet gentle peasant, his loving mistress, wife, and successor and Menshikov, the charming, bold, unscrupulous prince who rose to wealth and power through Peter’s friendship. as fascinating as any novel and more so than most.”- The New York Times Book ReviewĪgainst the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great, crowned co-tsar at the age of ten. The Rabbit Hole is written by Blas Moros. Peter was one of the most energetic and hard working people in history. He developed their seafaring capabilities, opened Russia up to western technology, trade and customs and all this pushed Russia into the global scene. ![]() An “urgently readable” ( Newsweek) biography of the captivating tsar who changed Russian history-from the New York Times bestselling author of Nicholas and Alexandra, The Romanovs, and Catherine the Great Peter the Great westernized and modernized Russia in the 17th and 18th centuries. ![]()
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