Catherine the Great
- ISBN-10
- 0237522454
- ISBN-13
- 9780237522452
- Series
- Catherine the Great
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Evans Brothers
- Author
- Christine Hatt
Description
Catherine the Great ruled Russia from 1762 to 1796. The book examines her reforms, her foreign policies, the history of the Russian imperial family and the nature of Russian society in the eighteenth century. The `Judge for yourself' section encourages critical debate on the success of her policies.
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- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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