num_pages: 279
description: Reviews the life and reign of the ruler considered to be the world's most excessive and enigmatic czar, a man whose intense passion for learning and discovery finally brought Russia out of the Middle Ages
language: English
title: Fire and Water: A Life of Peter the Great
titlecomplete: Fire and Water: A Life of Peter the Great
genres: History, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 25
publisher: Coward Mc Cann