The coronation of a usurper, 1762 - From Pomerania to St Petersburg, 1729-1744 - Betrothal and marriage, 1744-1745 - Living and loving at the Court of Empress Elizabeth, 1746-1753 - Ambition, 1754-1759 - Assassination, 1759-1762 - 'Our Lady of St Petersburg, ' 1763-1766 - Philosopher on the throne, 1767-1768 - Imperial ambitions, 1768-1772 - Paul, Pugachëv, and Potëmkin, 1772-1775 - The search for emotional stability, 1776-1784 - Zenith, 1785-1790 - End of an era, 1790-1796 - The afterlife of an empress. the eighteenth century culminating in Catherine the Great (Profile Books, 2009). Save up to 80 versus print by going digital with VitalSource. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Originally published: Great Britain : Profile Books, 2009. Simon Dixon is an historian of imperial Russia interested in politics. Catherine the Great 1st Edition is written by Simon Dixon and published by Routledge. Buy Catherine the Great (Profiles In Power) 1 by Dixon, Simon (ISBN: 9781138165687) from Amazons Book Store. Simon Dixon’s Catherine the Great is a complete and revealing portrait of an extraordinary leader, chronicling her rise to power and her remarkable reign as empress of Russia. Xv, 432 pages, pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits 24 cm. Catherine the Great >The Russian empress Catherine II 1 (1729-1796), known as Catherine the >Great, reigned from 1762 to 1796. Full Bibliographic Record Publication information:

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