The most informative, balanced, and up-to-date short study of Catherine the Great and her reign, written by an eminent scholar of Russian history
“Not just another biography of Catherine but a panoramic view of Russia’s social, political, economic, and cultural development and of its emergence as a formidable power in the international arena during the thirty-four years of her reign.”—Anthony Cross, New York Times Book Review
This edition includes a new preface dealing with recently discovered sources and rev…
