Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

By Robert K. Massie. Publisher: Random

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Ace biographer Massie’s dramatic account of Catherine the Great’s ascent from minor German princess to absolute autocrat of Russia humanizes the real woman behind the imperial persona.

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9780679456728

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