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Peter the Great was a tough act to follow. Who could possibly take the place of that gigantic reformer, that despotic visionary? He died in 1725, leaving Russia with one foot in the modern world and one foot in obscurity - and entirely caught up in a snarl of conspiracies and betrayals.
In the next 37 years, five women would make history, calling the shots as their nation became a player in the major-league games of Europe. Brains and brass, gluttony and glory. . . these passionate women responded to the challenges - some for better, some for worse.
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Carl Huddleston
reviewed Terrible Tsarinas: Five Russian Women in Power on July 30, 2011
Terrible Tsarinas: Five Russian Women in Power
In this book Henri Troyat explores the lives of 5 women who ruled Russia in the 37 years between Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. It explores the well-known tsarinas such as Catherine I and Catherine II the Great, but also the less well-known Elizabeth I and Anna. Not knowing a lot about Russian royalty past the last tsar Nicholas II and his family, this was a very eye-opening book. I enjoyed the anecdotes about each woman from the tragic to the triumphant to the disturbing. The book is short so you don't get too bogged down into minutiae. You don't need a background on Russian history either to enjoy this book because lots of background history is worked in. My only problem with this book (and this may have been an issue with whoever translated the book into English) is that the writing style seemed to vacillate between scholarly writing and slang-infused casual writing. Neither style I object to but the jumping around made it hard to feel that the book was a cohesive piece of work. Other than that I found the book very interesting and would recommend it to anyone interested in Russian history.
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