A biography of Catherine the Great, focusing on the private life of the Russian ruler, discussing her marriage, her affairs, and her attempts to establish Russia as a major European power.
A biography of the German princess who became the absolute ruler of the Russian empire and won for herself the reputation of a great enlightened monarch.
Chronicles the life of eighteenth-century Russian empress Catherine the Great, covering such aspects as her difficult early years of marriage, her fierce ambition, and the political intrigue that shaped her reign.
A biography of the German princess who became the absolute ruler of the Russian empire and won for herself the reputation of a great enlightened monarch.
A fictional diary of Princess Sophie, later named Catherine, from 1743 until 1745, when at age fifteen she is married to her second cousin Peter, Grand Duke of Russia, who will one day be Emperor. Includes historical notes on her later life.
Sophie, a playful teenager, sent to the Russian court with one destiny, to marry the Empress's nephew, but she has bigger plans and she calls on Varvara to be her trusted servant and spy as Sophie rises to become Catherine the Great.
A biography of Catherine the Great, discussing her eighteen-year effort to form alliances and gain power, which culminated with her seizing the throne from her husband, Peter III.
