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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2004-04-15
- Pages
- 475
- ISBN
- 9780875803241
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN-10
0875803245
ISBN-13
9780875803241
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102883209
Product Key Features
Book Title
Love and Conquest : Personal Correspondence of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory Potemkin
Number of Pages
475 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Royalty, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Political, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Book Series
Niu Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
32.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-027084
Reviews
Love and Conquest is an extraordinarily impressive achievement that will be the standard English reference for years to come., Love and Conquest is an extraordinarily impressive achievement that will be the standard English reference for years to come., Carefully conceived and magnificently executed, this splendid translation allows readers access to an exceptionally instructive and entertaining source., "Carefully conceived and magnificently executed, this splendid translation allows readers access to an exceptionally instructive and entertaining source." -Simon Dixon, University of Leeds " Love and Conquest is an extraordinarily impressive achievement that will be the standard English reference for years to come."-Ronald Vroon, UCLA, "Carefully conceived and magnificently executed, this splendid translation allows readers access to an exceptionally instructive and entertaining source." --Simon Dixon, University of Leeds " Love and Conquest is an extraordinarily impressive achievement that will be the standard English reference for years to come."--Ronald Vroon, UCLA, ""Carefully conceived and magnificently executed, this splendid translation allows readers access to an exceptionally instructive and entertaining source." -Simon Dixon, University of Leeds "Love and Conquest is an extraordinarily impressive achievement that will be the standard English reference for years to come."--Ronald Vroon, UCLA"
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Table Of Content
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Note on the Translation 1. Ardent Zeal, Sincere Confessions?1769?1774 2. Lovers?1774?1775 3. Breaking Up?1776 4. Partners?1777?1781 5. Annexing the Crimea?1782?1783 6. Southern Vision?1784?1787 7. War?1787 8. The Siege of Ochakov?1788 9. A Gallant Campaign, the Count's Betrayal, and Blackie 10. One Paw Out of the Mud 11. Death on the Steppe Appendix I: Maps Appendix II: Chronology Appendix III: Table of Ranks Index
Synopsis
Of all of history's great romances, few can compare with that of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory Potemkin. Their turbulent and complicated relationship shocked their contemporaries and continues to intrigue observers of Russia centuries later. Lovers, companions, and, most likely, husband and wife, Catherine and Potemkin were also close political partners, and for a time Potemkin served as Catherine's de facto co-ruler of the Russian Empire. Their letters offer an intimate glimpse into the lovers' unguarded moments, revealing both ecstatic expressions of love and candid insights on eighteenth-century politics. In February 1774, the Russian empress took Grigory Potemkin for her lover and, it is now believed, secretly married him a few months later. Particularly in the first two years of their relationship, Catherine was consumed by her passion for Potemkin. The hundreds of letters and notes she dashed off to him between assignations in the Winter Palace during this time attest to the giddy exuberance of the new love that so fully embraced her. Love and Conquest contains the most historically significant and personally revealing of these letters, only a few of which have ever before been translated into English. Beginning with Potemkin's letter to Catherine written while off fighting the Turks in 1769 and concluding with his farewell note scribbled the day before his death in 1791, the correspondence spans most of Catherine's reign. The letters are at once personal and political, private and public. Many of Catherine's love letters to Potemkin written during their stormy affair reveal the empress's passionate personality. Potemkin's letters provide rare insight into his arrogant and mercurial character, while serving to dispel the myth of Potemkin as little more than a corrupt sycophant. Love and Conquest reveals the complexity of Catherine and Potemkin's personal relationship in light of dramatic changes in matters of state, foreign relations, and military engagements. After their love cooled, Catherine and Potemkin continued to discuss and debate a wide range of state affairs in their letters, including the annexation of the Crimea, court politics, wars against the Ottoman Empire and Sweden, and the colonization of southern Russia. Together they carried out the most dramatic territorial expansion in the history of imperial Russia, transforming Catherine into a powerful world leader and creating a bond of affection that would never fully fade. Readers will find in the letters new insights on Russia's most famous empress, her passions, and her world., Of all of history's great romances, few can compare with that of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory Potemkin. Their turbulent and complicated relationship shocked their contemporaries and continues to intrigue observers of Russia centuries later. Lovers, companions, and, most likely, husband and wife, Catherine and Potemkin were also close political partners, and for a time Potemkin served as Catherine's de facto co-ruler of the Russian Empire. Their letters offer an intimate glimpse into the lovers' unguarded moments, revealing both ecstatic expressions of love and candid insights on eighteenth-century politics. In February 1774, the Russian empress took Grigory Potemkin for her lover and, it is now believed, secretly married him a few months later. Particularly in the first two years of their relationship, Catherine was consumed by her passion for Potemkin. The hundreds of letters and notes she dashed off to him between assignations in the Winter Palace during this time attest to the giddy exuberance of the new love that so fully embraced her. Love and Conquest contains the most historically significant and personally revealing of these letters, only a few of which have ever before been translated into English. Beginning with Potemkin's letter to Catherine written while off fighting the Turks in 1769 and concluding with his farewell note scribbled the day before his death in 1791, the correspondence spans most of Catherine's reign. The letters are at once personal and political, private and public. Many of Catherine's love letters to Potemkin written during their stormy affair reveal the empress' passionate personality. Potemkin's letters provide rare insight into his arrogant and mercurial character, while serving to dispel the myth of Potemkin as little more than a corrupt sycophant. Love and Conquest reveals the complexity of Catherine and Potemkin's personal relationship in light of dramatic changes in matters of state, foreign relations, and military engagements. After their love cooled, Catherine and Potemkin continued to discuss and debate a wide range of state affairs in their letters, including the annexation of the Crimea, court politics, wars against the Ottoman Empire and Sweden, and the colonization of southern Russia. Together they carried out the most dramatic territorial expansion in the history of imperial Russia, transforming Catherine into a powerful world leader and creating a bond of affection that would never fully fade. Readers will find in the letters new insights on Russia's most famous empress, her passions, and her world., Of all the great imperial romances in European history, few can compare with that of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory Potemkin. Their turbulent and complicated relationship shocked their contemporaries and continues to intrigue observers of Russia centuries later. Lovers, companions, and, most likely, husband and wife, Catherine and Potemkin were also close political partners, and for a time Potemkin served as Catherine's de facto co-ruler of the Russian empire. Their letters offer an intimate glimpse into the lovers' unguarded moments, revealing both ecstatic expressions of love and candid insights on eighteenth-century politics. Beginning with Potemkin's initial letter to Catherine written while off fighting the Turks in 1769 and concluding with his farewell note scribbled the day before his death in 1791, the correspondence spans most of Catherine's reign. Catherine's love letters to Potemkin written during their stormy affair reveal the empress's passionate personality. Potemkin's letters provide rare insight into his arrogant and mercurial character, while serving to dispel the myth of Potemkin as little more than a corrupt sycophant. Love and Conquest reveals the complexity of Catherine and Potemkin's personal relationship in light of dramatic changes in matters of state, foreign relations, and military engagements. Even after their love cooled, Catherine and Potemkin continued to discuss and debate a wide range of state affairs in their letters, including the First Russo-Turkish War, court politics, the annexation of the Crimea, and the colonization of southern Russia. Together they carried out the most dramatic territorial expansion in the history of Imperial Russia, transforming Catherine into a powerful world leader and creating a bond of affection that would never fully fade. Readers will find in the letters new insights on Russia's most famous empress, her passions, and her world."
LC Classification Number
DK170.A2 2004
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