The coronation of a usurper, 1762 - From Pomerania to St Petersburg, 1729-1744 - Betrothal and marriage, 1744-1745 - Living and loving at the Court of Empress Elizabeth, 1746-1753 - Ambition, 1754-1759 - Assassination, 1759-1762 - "Our Lady of St Petersburg, " 1763-1766 - Philosopher on the throne, 1767-1768 - Imperial ambitions, 1768-1772 - Paul, Pugachëv, and Potëmkin, 1772-1775 - The search for emotional stability, 1776-1784 - Zenith, 1785-1790 - End of an era, 1790-1796 - The afterlife of an empress. Russia, according to Catherine the Great, is a European state. Simon Dixon is Sir Bernard Pares Professor of Russian History at University College London. Originally published: Great Britain : Profile Books, 2009. Catherine the Great and the question of Europe Russia Episode 3 of 4 The Bear moves west.
Xv, 432 pages, pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits 24 cm. A superb biography.Scholarly, refreshing, commonsensical, and compelling, vividly portraying the charismatic Empress and her times. Full Bibliographic Record Publication information: Shared item from SEHI6009: History of Russia 1598-1856: Simon Dixon.
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