CATHERINE THE GREAT by Professor Simon Dixon ( 9780582098039 )

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Title:

CATHERINE THE GREAT

By:

Professor Simon Dixon

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0582098033

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9780582098039

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

9 November, 2001

Series:

Profiles In Power

Pages:

208

Description:

Catherine rose to rule the Russian empire for 30 years. This study explores what she did with her power and how much of it she commanded. The work analyzes the interaction of the nobility and bureaucracy in 18th- century Russia and the nature of authority in Europe of "Enlightened Absolutism".

Synopsis:

Neither a comprehensive 'life and times' nor a conventional biography, this is an engaging and accessible exploration of rulership and monarchial authority in eighteenth century Russia. Its purpose is to see how Catherine II of Russia conceived of her power and how it was represented to her subjects. Simon Dixon asks essential questions about Catherin'es life and reign, and offers new and stimulating arguments about the Englightenment, the power of the monarch in early modern Europe, and the much-debated role of the "great individual" in history.

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