Title: Five empresses
Description: From the untimely demise of the 52-year-old Peter the Great in 1725 to nearly the end of that century, the fate of the Russian empire would rest largely in the hands of five tsarinas. In this vivid, quick-paced account, Anisimov goes beyond simply laying out the facts of each empress's reign, to draw realistic psychological portraits and to consider the larger fate of women in politics. Together, these five portraits represent a history of 18th-century court life and international affairs.
Subjects: Empresses, Women, Biography, History, Women, biography, Russia (federation), history
Places: Russia
People: Anna Empress of Russia (1693-1740), Anna Leopolʹdovna Princess Regent (1718-1746), Catherine I Empress of Russia (1684-1727), Catherine II Empress of Russia (1729-1796), Elizabeth Empress of Russia (1709-1762)
Time periods: 18th century