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Article: Peter the Great through British Eyes: Perceptions and Representations of the Tsar since 1698.(Review)(Brief Article)
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- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- May 1, 2001
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Peter the Great through British Eyes: Perceptions and Representations of the Tsar since 1698. Anthony Cross. Cambridge University Press. [pound]35.00/US$54.95. 172 pages. ISBN 0-521-78298-8. Tsar Peter I, known in historical writings as Peter the Great, remains one of Russia's most famous rulers. His impact was enormous due to his moving the capital from Moscow to his new town of St Petersburg and to his campaign to 'modernise' Russia by making it a more 'western' or European nation. He succeeded in creating a new city and partially succeeded in making Russia 'European'. As part of his campaign he visited ...