Russia in the Age of Peter the Great Book

	List of Illustrations
	Preface
	Note on Transliteration, Abbreviations, Weights and Measures
	Romanov Family Tree
	Reign of Peter I: Chronology of Events
	The Petrine Year
	Map
1	Beginnings	1
I	Russia in 1672	1
II	Sophia: The 1680s	8
III	The Making of a Sovereign: The 1690s	11
2	Russia and the World: 1696-1725	21
I	From Azov to the Grand Embassy: 1696-1698	22
II	The Great Northern War: From Narva to Poltava, 1700-1709	26
III	Poltava: 27 June 1709	38
IV	Battle for the Baltic: 1709-1710	41
V	War with Turkey the Pruth Campaign and the Treaty of Adrianople: 1711-1713	45
VI	From Pruth to Nystad: 1711-1721	50
VII	The Persian Campaign: 1722-1723	57
VIII	Summary: Russia and the World in 1725	59
3	The Russian Military Machine	63
I	War and Reform	63
II	Recruitment	65
III	Supplying the Troops	71
IV	Training, Welfare and Ethos	74
V	Central Command	79
VI	The Navy	80
VII	Conclusion	89
4	Government	92
I	Monarch and Mock Sovereigns	92
II	Central Government: From Boyar Council to Senate	100
III	From Prikazy to Kollegii	105
IV	Peter's Cabinet	112
V	Provincial and Municipal Government	113
VI	Law and Order	121
VII	Conclusion	132
5	The Economy	135
I	Taxation and the State Budget	135
II	Financial Administration and Coinage	142
III	Wages and Prices	144
IV	Trade	145
V	Industry and Mining	150
VI	Russian Capitalism and Mercantilism	154
6	Peter's People	159
I	Orders of Society	159
II	Peasants and Workers	160
III	Nobles	172
IV	The Table of Ranks	180
V	Women: From Boiaryni to Damy	186
7	St. Petersburg and the Arts	203
I	From Moscow to St. Petersburg	203
II	Peter's Paradise	210
III	Architecture	224
IV	The Figurative Arts	228
V	Theatre and Music	240
8	The Petrine Court	248
I	Introduction	248
II	The All-Drunken Assembly and the Mock Court	249
III	Dwarfs and Giants	257
IV	Weddings, Coronations and Funerals	260
V	Drinking, Assemblies and Popular Entertainments	264
VI	The Court Calendar	270
VII	Dress and Hair Codes	280
VIII	Manners and Behaviour	288
9	Education and Learning	298
I	Russia and the West	298
II	Schools	299
III	Science and Learning	309
IV	Books and Readers	316
V	Literature and Language	326
VI	Conclusion	330
10	Religion	332
I	The Religious Inheritance	332
II	The 1690s: Prelude to Reform	335
III	Church Administration, 1700-1725	337
IV	The Service Clergy	343
V	Religious Life and Culture	348
VI	Religion and Empire	351
VII	Dissidence	354
VIII	Conclusion	355
11	Peter: Man, Mind and Methods	357
I	A Man of Simple Tastes	357
II	Disguises and Pseudonyms	363
III	Hobbies and Interests	366
IV	Cruelty and Compassion	371
V	Religious Beliefs	375
VI	Ruling Russia: The Common Good	378
12	Family Factors	390
I	Mother and Sisters	390
II	Peter's two Wives: Evdokia and Catherine	393
III	Sons and Daughters	399
IV	Alexis	402
V	The Younger Generation Marries	411
13	Friends and Helpers	416
I	'His Own Unaided Rule'	416
II	Old Networks	417
III	'New Men'	425
IV	Menshikov	432
V	Power Networks and Pecking Orders	441
14	Responses	445
I	Death	445
II	Opposition	447
III	The Legacy	462
	Notes	471
	Bibliography	564
	Index	586