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Article: Peter the Great: A Biography.(Book Review)
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Peter the Great: A Biography. By Lindsey Hughes. (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2002. Pp. xvii, 285. $29.95.)
As the third of Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich's sons to reach adulthood, Peter the Great (1672-1725) was not destined by birth or upbringing to rule Russia. It was thanks only to the early death of one of his half-brothers; the feebleness of the other; and the political mistakes of a savvy half-sister, the Regent Sophia, that Peter himself came to power. When his time did come, conditions were less than auspicious for his success. The country was in disarray, riven by conflicts among the leading boyar clans and plagued by the deep social and ...
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... ... Great." In modern history, Peter has few peers in terms of impact ... with a complex personality, Peter Romanov has long deserved a ... examination for the general public. Lindsey Hughes, a professor of modern Russian ... notably on Regent Sophia, Peter's half sister and predecessor ...
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