by Henri Troyat · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782080676757
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«Catherine La Grande» is the biography of Catherine II of Russia written by Henri Troyat, published by French & European Pubns in paperback (544 pages, in French).
The work follows the German princess Sophia of Anhalt-Zerbst from her origins until she ascends the Russian throne as Catherine II. It portrays her adaptation to Russia, her learning of the language, her affinities with the French Enlightenment and her friendship with Voltaire and Diderot, and the contradictions of an autocratic ruler.
The original work appeared in 1977 and this French paperback edition was published on 2 February 1998.
For those who enjoy historical biographies and want to approach the eighteenth-century Russian court.
Henri Troyat was a Russian-French writer, biographer, historian, and novelist.
