Catherine the Great
Subtitle: a short history
By: Isabel De Madariaga.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796; Russia -- History -- Catherine II, 1762-1796
Description: An account of the events of Catherine's life and of the achievements of her reign. Topics include governmental, financial and administrative reforms and her foreign policy. Attention is paid to historical controversies over the interpretation of her policies and to the historiography on the period.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-224) and index.