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| Foreword | ||
| Illustrations | ||
| Chronological outline of the reign of Peter the Great | ||
| 1 | The setting | 1 |
| The approach: an explanation | 1 | |
| The reign: an outline | 3 | |
| The personality | 6 | |
| 2 | War, conquest and diplomacy | 12 |
| Russia before Peter the Great: expansion and stagnation | 12 | |
| Objective factors favouring further Russian expansion | 15 | |
| The priorities of Peter the Great | 17 | |
| The conflict with Sweden 1700-21 | 18 | |
| The conflict with the Ottoman Empire | 24 | |
| Russian expansion in Asia during Peter's reign | 29 | |
| Russian diplomacy and the great powers | 31 | |
| 3 | Peter the Great's internal reforms | 37 |
| An introductory analysis and historiography | 37 | |
| The army | 40 | |
| The navy | 43 | |
| Central government | 44 | |
| Local government and the judiciary | 51 | |
| The economy | 54 | |
| Society, nobility and peasantry | 58 | |
| Religion and the Church | 61 | |
| Culture | 64 | |
| Education | 66 | |
| Peter the Great's internal reforms: a synthesis | 67 | |
| 4 | Peter 'the Great'? | 71 |
| Select bibliography | 77 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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Brian Gilbertson
reviewed Peter the Great on November 10, 2011
Peter the Great
Solid, comprehensive, academic history of the period by the late Professor Hughes. Thematic approach.
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