Empress of Folly: Catherine

Author: Henry Troyat
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Publish Date: 1999-03-01
Features: Based on Catherine the Great's memoirs and letters, as well as reports and correspondence from foreign envoys to Russia at the time, this book provides a detailed and vivid biography of Catherine the Great in the form of a biographical novel. Through this book, readers can not only see Catherine the Great's licentious and autocratic life in Russia, the inner workings of the imperial court, but also gain a glimpse of the entire Russia of the 18th century.