PETER THE GREAT: HIS LIFE AND WORLD
Book ID/图书代码： 05B08770
English Summary/英文概要： Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia, unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great, crowned at the age of 10. A barbarous, volatile feudal tsar with a taste for torture; a progressive and enlightened reformer of government and science; a statesman of vision and colossal significance: Peter the Great embodied the greatest strengths and weaknesses of Russia while being at the very forefront of her development.
Robert K. Massie delves deep into the life of this captivating historical figure, 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, and his relationships with those he loved most: Catherine, his loving mistress, wife, and successor; and Menshikov, the charming, unscrupulous prince who rose to power through Peter’s friendship. Impetuous and stubborn, generous and cruel, a man of enormous energy and complexity, Peter the Great is brought fully to life.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 翻开17、18世纪欧洲辉煌灿烂的历史画卷，彼得大帝的故事立即映入我们的眼帘。这位传奇人物在10岁那年就登上了沙皇的王位。他既是一位性情残暴，脾气反复无常，喜欢折磨别人的封建主义沙皇；也是一位大力推行政府和科技改革的启蒙者；更是一位眼光独特，影响深远的政客。彼得大帝并不单单是一个顺乎潮流的君主，而是一位站在时代前列的人。
Robert K. Massie深入挖掘了这位传奇历史人物的生活，记录了他从一个不谙世事的男孩成长为一个俄国历史上叱咤风云的人物这一过程中所发生的改变俄国命运的重大事件。——包括他曾乔装成普通人到荷兰学习造船的技巧。他无法抑制自己对西方军事知识的强烈兴趣，对海军的痴迷、建立了两支实力强大的海军和陆军部队；他与深爱的女人的故事：他深爱的妻子和俄国王位的继承者——凯瑟琳大帝；和魅力非凡，不择手段的Menshikov王子，他利用自己与彼得大帝的友谊而篡权夺位。鲁莽倔强，大方残忍，彼得大帝是一位充满巨大能量的双面人物，他在俄国历史上留下了浓墨重彩的一笔。(Susie)
Awards/获奖情况：“这本书十分震撼人心，在我读的所有传记里，这本书最精彩。”——纽约时报’Enthralling. As fascinating as a novel and more so than most.’ New York Times.
’Urgently readable . . . the work of a master of narrative history’ Newsweek.
’Exceptional’ New Yorker.
About the Author/作者介绍： Robert K. Massie于1929年在美国肯塔基州的列克星敦市出生。他在耶鲁大学学习美国历史，随后又去牛津大学攻读现代欧洲历史学，在那里求学期间，他凭借优异的成绩，成为罗氏奖学金的获得者。目前，他在纽约的欧文顿市生活。Robert K. Massie was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1929. He studied American History at Yale University and Modern European History at Oxford University, which he attended as a Rhodes scholar. He lives in Irvington, New York.
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