![]() ![]() When Tsar Alexis passes away in 1675, his son from his first marriage, Fyodor, inherits the throne. The biography begins with a description of the early days of Moscow under the inefficient reign of Tsar Alexis during the 1670s, and the birth of his son Peter in 1672. Although long in length, this epic work’s use of vigorous detail echoes the same attention and ruthless passion that Peter the Great devoted to his country. In five parts, "Old Muscovy," "The Great Embassy," "The Great Northern War," "On the European Stage," and "The New Russia,” the book outlines the important historical events that changed Russia’s destiny. Massie about the fascinating and tumultuous life of Peter the Great, the Russian Tsar responsible for bringing medieval Russia into modernity during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Peter the Great: His Life and World, published in 1981, is the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography by Robert K. ![]()
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