A New Classic. In English for the First Time
Evgeny V. Anisimov
Empress Elizabeth. Her Reign and Her Russia, 1741-1761
Translated and with a preface by John T. Alexander.
Translation of Rossiia v seredine XVIII veka. Borba z nasledie Petra (Moscow, 1986). 293 pp. ills., maps, cloth. RS/41 $34.
First account in Russian and now English of the reign and times of the daughter of Peter the Great and the predecessor of Catherine the Great. Dramatic and provacative glimpses of high politics, court intrigue, Elizabeth's coup and personality, eminent personages and lively court culture.
Contents of Empress Elizabeth
The Editor/Translator's Preface to Empress Elizabeth
The Author's Introduction to Empress Elizabeth
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