Peter the Great

Resumen del libro

Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia, Robert K. Massie unfolds the extraordinary story of Peter the Great. A volatile feudal tsar with a taste for barbaric torture; a progressive and enlightened reformer of government and science; a statesman of vision who recreated his country's army and navy and founded St Petersburg as his imperial capital: 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 Peter's life and character, chronicling the pivotal events that transformed the boy tsar into a national icon. His portrayal of the complexities and contradictions of this most energetic of Russian rulers - a man both impetuous and stubborn, generous and cruel - brings a towering historical figure triumphantly to life.

Biografía del autor

Robert K. Massie nació en Lexington, Kentucky, y estudió historia Americana en Yale e historia europea en Oxford. Presidió la Authors Guild entre 1987 a 1991. Entre sus libros destacan Nicolás y Alejandra (1ª ed., Plaza x{0026} 38; Janés, 1972; Ediciones B, 2004), Pedro el Grande (ganador del Premio Pulitzer de biografía; Alianza Editorial, 1987), Los Romanovs: capítulo fi nal (Thassàlia, 1997)