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Katharina die Große (1729–1796)

Auteur de The memoirs of Catherine the Great

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The memoirs of Catherine the Great (1859) 198 exemplaires
Sochinenii︠a︡ Ekateriny II (1990) 3 exemplaires
Catherine II : correspondance (2001) 1 exemplaire

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Nom légal
Anhalt-Zerbst, Sophie Friederike von
Russia, Catherine II, Empress of
Autres noms
Sophie Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst
Date de naissance
1729-05-02
Date de décès
1796-11-17
Lieu de sépulture
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Fortress, St Petersburg, Russia
Sexe
female
Nationalité
Germany (Anhalt-Zerbst, Prussia)
Russia(marriage)
Pays (pour la carte)
Allemagne
Lieu de naissance
Stettin, Pomerania
Lieu du décès
St Petersburg, Russian Empire
Lieux de résidence
Anhalt-Zerbst, German Empire
St Petersburg, Russian Empire
Études
governess
tutors
Professions
Empress of Russia (1762-1796)
Empress Consort of Russia (1761-1762)
Relations
Dashkova, Ekaterina (friend, lady-in-waiting)
Organisations
House of Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp
Courte biographie
After an unlikely beginning as Sophie Friederike Auguste, daughter of a minor prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (Prussia), she married the future Russian Emperor Peter III and then seized power from him in 1762. Thereafter, she reigned alone as Empress Catherine II until her death. She expanded the Russian Empire and helped modernize it, furthering the efforts of Peter the Great. An interesting note: Her son the Emperor Paul I hated his mother so much that he enacted a rule that no woman could ever again inherit the Russian throne.

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Book covers years 1728 thru 1759. I think it was pretty dry and book really doesn't need prologue of 100 pages.
 
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Elysianfield | 3 autres critiques | Mar 30, 2013 |
Easily readable translation. A fascinating look into the seemingly petty, yet vicious maneuvring that Catherine dealt with at the court of her husband's aunt, the Empress Elizaveta Petrovna. Of course she stops the memoir before it gets really interesting, that is before her coup against her own husband Peter III.
 
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Marse | 3 autres critiques | Oct 4, 2008 |
An interesting (if clearly skewed) historical read. I was amused by her utter lack of detail in some aspects of life (such as illness, her children) and the minutia which she felt the need to relate in other areas (lineage, clothing). Odd that her last memoir (this is the third of three) deals entirely with her life before becoming empress.
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barefeet4 | 3 autres critiques | May 27, 2008 |
This book includes an actual memoir written by Catherine the Great herself which spans the period 1728 - 1759. While this text provides a detailed preface which sets the stage and context for the memoir to follow, the memoir itself only tells a fraction of the story. Most obviously, it feels too short because it ends before Catherine's 1762 coup. I recommend reading a biography of Catherine the Great immediately following or at the same time as reading this memoir, to get the full picture. Catherine was, after all, writing in part to justify her coup and subsequent reign, so the memoir hides more than it reveals.… (plus d'informations)
 
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Meggo | 3 autres critiques | Feb 15, 2006 |

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32
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Membres
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Popularité
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Évaluation
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Critiques
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ISBN
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