Download or read book Peter the Great Humbled written by Nicholas Dorrell and published by Century of the Soldier. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1711 Peter the Great, the Tsar of Russia, led a large army of veterans from Poltava and his other Great Northern War victories into the Balkans. He aimed to humble the Ottomans in the same way he had the Swedes a few years before. Victory would secure useful allies in the Balkans, cement Russia's 'Great Power' status and offer Peter the opportunity to finally gain control over the Swedish king, Charles XII, thus completing his victory over Sweden. Yet within a few months, the 'backward' Ottomans had forced the Tsar and his Tsarina and their army of veterans into a humbling surrender near the Pruth River. The war was the first time that Russia was strong enough to confront the Ottomans independently rather than as a member of an alliance. It marked an important stage in Russia's development. However, it also showed the significant military strength of the Ottoman Empire and the limitations of Peter the Great's achievements. The war was of significance to the allies of both the Russians and the Ottomans. It was of course of an even greater importance to all those directly affected by the war such as the Swedish, the Polish, and the Cossacks, who had taken refuge from the reverses of the Great Northern War in the Ottoman territory. It would also bring about the defeat of the Moldavian and Walachian ambitions to shake off the Ottoman overlordship, elevating Dimitrie Cantemir into the position of a national hero celebrated to this day by the people of Romania. The book looks at the causes of this little known war and its course. Using contemporary and modern sources it examines in detail the forces involved in the conflict, seeking to determine their size, actual composition, and tactics, offering the first realistic determination on the subject in English.
Download or read book Peter the Great written by M.S. Anderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An excellent introduction to the formidable life and career of Peter the Great and his impact on Russia. M.S. Anderson assesses his aims and achievements at home and abroad, and examines the pressures and restrictions that shaped his attitudes and limited his actions.
Download or read book Peter the Great written by Stephen J. Lee and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the key issues of Peter the Great's reign: territorial expanion and domestic reform. It also analyses the controversy surrounding his reputation: does he deserve the title 'Great.', was he enlightened or barbaric?
Download or read book Peter the Great written by Lindsey Hughes and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive short biography of the enigmatic Peter the Great Peter the Great (1672-1725), tsar of Russia for forty-three years, was a dramatic, appealing, and unconventional character. This book provides a vivid sense of the dynamics of his life--both public and private--and his reign. Drawing on his letters and papers, as well as on other contemporary accounts, the book provides new insights into Peter's complex character, giving information on his actions, deliberations, possessions, and significant fantasy world--his many disguises and pseudonyms, his interest in dwarfs, his clowning and vandalism. It also sheds fresh light on his relationships with individuals such as his second wife Catherine and his favorite, Alexander Menshikov. The book includes discussions of Peter's image in painting and sculpture, and there are two final chapters on his legacy and posthumous reputation up to the present.
Download or read book The Life of Peter the Great written by Sir John Barrow and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Peter the Great written by Robert K. Massie and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 909 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Peter the Great written by Robert K. Massie and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia, unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great, crowned at the age of 10. A barbarous, volatile feudal tsar with a taste for torture; a progressive and enlightened reformer of government and science; a statesman of vision and colossal significance: Peter the Great embodied the greatest strengths and weaknesses of Russia while being at the very forefront of her development. Robert K. Massie delves deep into the life of this captivating historical figure, chronicling the pivotal events that shaped a boy into a legend – including his 'incognito' travels in Europe, his unquenchable curiosity about Western ways, his obsession with the sea and establishment of the stupendous Russian navy, his creation of an unbeatable army, and his relationships with those he loved most: Catherine, his loving mistress, wife, and successor; and Menshikov, the charming, unscrupulous prince who rose to power through Peter's friendship. Impetuous and stubborn, generous and cruel, a man of enormous energy and complexity, Peter the Great is brought fully to life.
Download or read book Peter the Great written by and published by Ardent Media. This book was released on with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerhard Rempel of Western New England College offers the full text of a lecture concerning the reforms of Tsar Peter I (1672-1725), known as Peter the Great. Rempel explores the significance of Peter the Great and his reforms to subsequent Russian history.
Download or read book Peter the Great written by Jacob Abbott and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2019-09-25 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Peter the Great by Jacob Abbott
Download or read book Peter the Great written by Alice Birkhead and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Memoir of the Life of Peter the Great written by Sir John Barrow and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Humbled written by David Mathis and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do I humble myself? Humility, according to the Bible, is not something we can just up and do. Both the negative and positive examples of Scripture—from Pharaoh to Rehoboam, from Josiah to Ahab, from Hezekiah to Manasseh, and even to Christ himself—teach us that humility first comes from the hand of God. He initiates the humbling of his creatures. And once he has, the question confronts us: Will you receive it? Will you humble yourself in response to his humbling hand, or will you kick against him? This concise, accessible study of Scripture’s humble-self language uncovers two surprising lessons about the pursuit of humility in the Christian—both what we cannot do and also what steps we can take.
Download or read book A Memoir of the Life of Peter the Great written by and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Peter the Great written by Henri Troyat and published by Dutton Books. This book was released on 1987 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russia's Peter the Great, a cruel visionary imbued equally with a fascination for progress and absolute power.
Download or read book The history of Peter the great emperor of Russia From the Fr by Smollett written by François Marie Arouet de Voltaire and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Peter The Great written by Vasisi Klyuchevsky and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 1984-10-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recreates the life of the Russian tsar, focusing on social and administrative progress which took place during his reign
Download or read book Peter the Great written by Waliszewski Kazimierz and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
