Peter the Great: His Life and World
by Robert K. Massie (also rec’d by Brian Eno & Laurie Anderson )
Buy on AmazonI try to read as much history as possible, and around Russia’s invasion of Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, I devoured this massive tome… and cheekily, I even sent the Russian language version to Vladimir Putin! He’s from St. Petersburg and likes to claim Peter the Great’s mantle. The revelation is that Peter was very progressive and Westward-looking. Massie is a fantastic historian-storyteller. I’ve also read his ‘Catherine the Great’ and, of course, ‘Nicholas and Alexandra.'
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"I try to read as much history as possible, and around Russia’s invasion of Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, I devoured this massive tome… and cheekily, I even sent the Russian language version to Vladimir Putin! He’s from St. Petersburg and likes to claim Peter the Great’s mantle. The revelation is that Peter was very progressive and Westward-looking. Massie is a fantastic historian-storyteller. I’ve also read his ‘Catherine the Great’ and, of course, ‘Nicholas and Alexandra.'"
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