Download or read book The History of the Russian Empire Under Peter the Great Vol 1 of 2 Classic Reprint written by Voltaire Voltaire and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-13 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the Russian Empire Under Peter the Great, Vol. 1 of 2 HE eonverfed as freely with a common work man as with the general of an army. In this he. Afled not like a barbarian, who makes no difliné'tit on' bet'ween men of different ranks, nor like a p0 pular prince. Who wants to ingratiate himfelf with every body; he afled like a man who wanted to acquire knowledge. He loved women as much as. His rival Charles K. Dreaded them; and, as in eating, (0 in matters of gallantry, every thing was equally good. He valued himfelf much more on he ng able to drink a great quantity, than on poi fefling a nice and exquifite tafle, capable of difiin guiihing your excellent and delicious wines. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The History of the Russian Empire Under Peter the Great Vol 2 of 2 Classic Reprint written by Voltaire Voltaire and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-13 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the Russian Empire Under Peter the Great, Vol. 2 of 2 The cliabliihment of this empire is perhaps the epocha of the mo importance to Europe; and it it this foldy which engages the author of the fiffl part of the biliary of Peter the Great, to publifh the fecond. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The History of Peter the Great Emperor of Russia written by Alexander Gordon and published by . This book was released on 1755 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Peter the Great Emperor of Russia Vol 2 of 2 written by Alexander Gordon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia, Vol. 2 of 2: To Which Is Prefixed a Short General History of the Country, From the Rise of That Monarchy; And an Account of the Author's Life Illufirated with a Map of Ru 3 s'ta; the Heads of Czar pl'rer, Prince Mair zrzx off and the author, engraved from original Paintings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Peter the Great Emperor of Russia Vol 2 of 2 written by Eugene Schuyler and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia, Vol. 2 of 2: A Study of Historical Biography Osteria of the Four Frigates, shows an Italian influence on some who surrounded Peter. In spite of disease and mortality among the men, in spite of the floods, which evsu in the first year covered nearly the Whole place and drowned some who were too ill to move, the work went on. Lut in its infancy St. Petersburg was constantly in danger from the Swedes, both by sea and land. During 1703. It was threatened from the side of Finland by General Kron hjort, who was encamped with a large force on the banks of the river Sestra, and Vice-admiral Nummers, with nine ships, lay at anchor all the summer Off the mouth of the Neva. Kron. Hjort was repulsed, and Peter then devoted all his attention to getting down some ships which he was building on the river Svir, between Lake Ladoga and Lake Oncga. He went there himself, and for a long time personally superintended their con struction. Finally, after great difficulty from the dangerous navigation on Lake Ladoga, he succeeded in getting the frigate 'standard' and a few transports into the Neva. \vhen the cold weather came, Kummers withdrew with his fleet to a Pin nish port, and Peter, on his yacht, attended by a galliot, went out into the gulf to explore. In spite of the floating ice, he sailed as far as retu-saari, or Iiotlin Island, as it was called by the Russians, and himself measured the depth of the channel. North of this island, which was about eighteen miles from the mouth of the Neva, the water was so shallow and the naviga tion so diflicult that there was no danger. But to protect the southern passage he resolved to fortify the island in the place now occupied by the city and fort of Cronstadt, and at a cannon shot from the shore began a fort in the water. \vith much hard work in sinking stone for the submarine foundation. The fort was completed during that winter, and received the name of Kronslot. (iolovin wrote to Matveief, at London, of the foundation of Kronslot, and, greatly exaggerating the Russian naval force, said that the Tsar could in a very short time bring into the Baltic Sea twenty ships and frigates, together with seventy-eight full galleys, and one hundred brigantines. This was to entice merchant ships to come to St. Petersburg. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Peter the Great Vol 2 Classic Reprint written by Kazimierz Waliszewski and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-26 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Peter the Great, Vol. 2 Poland, had, indeed, always swung and turned back and forward, between the south and the north. These alternate impulses, natural enough in a nation so full of youth and strength, have, since those days, been most unnecessarily idealised, erected into a doctrine, and dignified as a work of unification. It must be acknowledged that every nation has, at one time or the other, thus claimed the right to resume the national patrimony, at the expense of neighbouring peoples, and Peter, by some lucky fate, remained, in this respect, within certain bounds Of justice, Of logic, and of truth. Absorbed and almost exhausted, as he soon became, by the desperate effort demanded by his war in the North, he forgot or imperilled much that the conquering ambition of his predecessors had left him in the South and West. He clung to the territory already acquired on the Polish side, retired from the Turkish border, and claimed what he had most right, relatively Speaking, to claim, in the matter of resumption, on his north-western frontier. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book History of Russia and of Peter the Great Classic Reprint written by Philip De Segur and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Russia and of Peter the Great The first rays of Russian glory about to be eclipsed. It endeavours to effect its interior organization, and to become civilized. A sum mary of its means of civilization, derived from its connection with southern Asia, with the Greeks and Italians, and from its Christian ity, the genius of Vladimir and Yaroslaf, and their longevity. De scription of the premature luxury of Kief. Obstacles thrown in the way of Russian civilization, by the situation of that capital, exposing it perpetually to the incursions of the Nomade tribes, to civil wars, and lastly, to endless mutations of fortunes and properties. Happy influence of Christianity; and, nevertheless, new and invincible oh stacles to the civilizing of the Russians, ascribed to barbarian habi tudes, the vanity of men of confirmed habits, and especially to the destruction of. Kief, which exclusively contained the principal seeds of that civilization. Sketch of the progression of calamities, igno rance, and demoralization, which spread over the Russian Empire till the end of the first dynasty. Page 48 - 54. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book History of the Russian Empire Under Peter the Great A Contemporary Version Volume 2 written by 1694-1778 Voltaire and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 326 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.
Download or read book History of the Russian Empire Under Peter the Great a Contemporary Version written by HardPress and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book Peter the Great Emperor of Russia Vol 1 of 2 written by Eugene Schuyler and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia, Vol. 1 of 2: A Study of Historical Biography The books consulted are very many, and it has been impossible to cite them all. As continual references to authorities which are chiefly Russian would appeal to very few of my readers, I have thought it best to avoid them, and have mentioned only my chief author ities at the end of the chapters. Historical students and those conversant with the literature of' the period will in this way readily find whence I have taken my facts. For the convenience of the reader I have avoided as far as possible the use of purely Russian words and titles, and where the English forms of proper names are not used, an accentual mark has been placed to facilitate pronunciation. As circumstances have compelled me to live in five different countries since I began this work, often away from public libraries, and with only my own books and my notes to rely upon, I must ask pardon for many deficiencies and slips. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The History of the Life of Peter I Emperor of Russia Vol 2 Classic Reprint written by John Mottley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the Life of Peter I, Emperor of Russia, Vol. 2 I have chofe to ive this Manifefto at length, that the Reader may in ge of the Reafons he gave for his own Condut'r, particularly with relation to the fa mous Treaty of flit-ranfladt, and ayhat followed upon it, which, fo much amazed all Europe, and which fo highly inc'enfed the Czar, but who, by this Time, was fo well fatisfy'd of the Neceliity of his Alf-airs, which drove him to acce t of any Terms for the Prefervation of his peopide, that he was again united to him in Friendlhip. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The History of the Life of Peter I Emperor of Russia Vol 3 Classic Reprint written by John Mottley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the Life of Peter I, Emperor of Russia, Vol. 3 I could lay before your Eyes a great number of Ex amples, to confirm you in the Truth of what I fay; but I {hall only mention to you the Greeks, with whom we are united in the Profefiion of the fame Faith. From whence came the Fall of their Empire, unlefs from the Neglec't of Arms? It was Idlenefs and Indolence which weakened them, and made them a Prey to Tyrants, and fubjeel to that Slavery they have (0 long groaned under. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The History of Peter the Great Emperor of Russia Vol 1 of 2 written by Alexander Gordon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia, Vol. 1 of 2: To Which Is Prefixed, a Short General History of the Country, From the Rise of That Monarchy; And an Account of the Author's Life Hts grandfather, George Corr/on of Cocklaracbie was twice married: by his firfi Wife, a daughter of Seatoiz of Titmea'den, he had two fons, Alexander (our Author's fa ther) and 70mm, the predeccflbr of Gan/rm of By his fccond wife, a daugh ter of F rqfi'r of (the pfedeccffor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book The Military History of the Russian Empire from Peter the Great until Nicholas II written by John W. Steinberg and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-01-11 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the rise and the fall of the Russian Empire through the lens of its military history. While much of the literature on this history tends to focus on epochs, The Russian Military and the Creation of Empire uses a variety of archival sources to capture this aspect of modern Russia from Peter the Great right up to the present day. John W. Steinberg analyzes the social dynamic between Russian society and its military over time. Through a focus on civil-military relations, he demonstrates that both the Tsarist and Soviet regimes were built on, and ultimately dependent upon, the support of the military. Case studies of significant battles are also used throughout the volume to reveal insights into the roles, missions, and capabilities of the Russian military since 1689. The Russian Military and the Creation of Empire is a vital study for all students of modern Russia and the history of modern warfare.
Download or read book The History of the Russian Empire Under Peter the Great Translated Etc written by Voltaire and published by . This book was released on 1769 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Peter the Great Vol 1 of 2 Classic Reprint written by Kazimierz Waliszewski and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Peter the Great, Vol. 1 of 2 Measure thy powers on thine undertaking and not the undertaking by thy powers. This bold advice, the dictum of a poet and fellow-country man of my own, has been the almost indispensable inspira tion Of this historical work of mine. The figure which forms its subject - towering above the history, bound up, to this very hour, with the existence, of the Russian nation - is not one to be lightly approached. Therefore it is that I have come to him SO late, that I have worked backwards, up the course Of the years, from the great Inheritress to the creator of her inheritance. Have I dared, then, at last, to exchange glances with that great bronze giant, who, so the poets say, 'steps down, on twilight nights, from his granite pedestal, hard by the Neva river-bank, and rides through the sleeping city - triumphant even in death? Have I indeed - Oh, mighty ghost! Who, for well-nigh two hundred years, like some terrible and familiar demon, banntest the places thou didst know in life, - have I, in good truth, happened on the magic formula which brings back speech to phantoms, and builds life up around them, out of the dust of bygone days? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
