Peter the Great: His Life and World Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Robert K. Massie
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
208

Peter the Great: His Life and World by Robert K. Massie Book Summary

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • An “urgently readable” (Newsweek) biography of the captivating tsar who changed Russian history—from the New York Times bestselling author of Nicholas and Alexandra, The Romanovs, and Catherine the Great

“Enthralling . . . as fascinating as any novel and more so than most.”—The New York Times Book Review

Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great, crowned co-tsar at the age of ten. Robert K. Massie delves deep into his life, chronicling the pivotal events that shaped a boy into a legend—including his “incognito” travels in Europe, his unquenchable curiosity about Western ways, his obsession with the sea and establishment of the stupendous Russian navy, his creation of an unbeatable army, his transformation of Russia, and his relationships with those he loved most: Catherine, the robust yet gentle peasant, his loving mistress, wife, and successor; and Menshikov, the charming, bold, unscrupulous prince who rose to wealth and power through Peter’s friendship. Impetuous and stubborn, generous and cruel, tender and unforgiving, a man of enormous energy and complexity, Peter the Great is brought fully to life.

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Book Name Peter the Great: His Life and World
Genre Biographies & Memoirs
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 26.21 MB

Peter the Great: His Life and World (Robert K. Massie) Book Reviews 2024

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Great, and then some.. I loved this book. It brought to life the man and his times, and what times they were! The story is incredible. Peter’s ability to forge a nation into a world power from a backwater, backward looking country while fighting a war for survival against one of the greatest and most determined military leaders of his time, King Charles XII of Sweden is without equal. I am a Navy man and sailor and felt a kindred spirit with Peter’s love for the sea.

Peter The Great - His Life. Incredibly informative and interesting. The characters are richly described and come to life. Highly recommended to anyone interested in Russian or European history. Enjoyable.

Peter the Great His Life and World. Now I know why they call him Peter the Great. It would take the accomplishments of our four best presidents to match his accomplishments for his country. Then add a little of Alexander the Great, Admiral Horatio Nelson, Martin Luther, and John Belushi, and one can begin to round out this Character. But what makes this a great book is the "photographic memory" of its author. Its as though he was actually there. The detailing of other fascinating characters such as Sweden's Charles XII, Louis the XIV, the Duke of Marlborough, The Sultans and their harems was rich and added more grandeur to the tapestry. But its the way the story is told of the great man that make this book a masterpiece. Massey pulls no punches in describing the rage, cruelty and shortcomings of the Tsar, but he puts those in context of the age. Peter was also shy humble, frugal, sensitive, relentlessly curious, indefatigable, tender, loyal, silly, brave, daring, incredibly broadminded, practical and oh yea, he was a hellraising cavoter! By the end of the book It seemed like the Tsar lived in my house, and now he is without a doubt one of my favorite historical characters. This book is the "Peter the Great" of biographies.

Truly Amazing. Possibly one of the best books I have ever read. I have read it multiple times and with no doubt will read it again. Massey pulls the reader into the age of fire and steel, and anyone can read this book. You don’t need a fascination of history because Massey writes this book like a novel. Really Great.

I love this book. Third time reading it. I was happy to see it in e-format.

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Summary of Peter the Great: His Life and World by Robert K. Massie

The Peter the Great: His Life and World book written by Robert K. Massie was published on 12 September 1980, Friday in the Biographies & Memoirs category. A total of 208 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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