Project Gutenberg 2013-04-15 Public domain in the USA. 188 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Smollett, T. (Tobias) 1721 1771 Smollett, Tobias George Smollet, T. (Tobias) The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia Produced by Chris Curnow, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia" by Voltaire is a historical account written in the early 18th century. The book presents a detailed examination of the life and reign of Peter the Great, focusing on his efforts to reform and modernize Russia, expanding its territories and influence. The opening chapters set the stage for understanding the vast and complex state of Russia before and during Peter's rule, highlighting its geography, population, customs, and the socio-political challenges the country faced. The opening of the book begins with a thorough description of the geography and early history of Russia, emphasizing its immense size and the sparse population relative to its land area. Voltaire outlines the social conditions existing before Peter the Great's rise, detailing customs, religious practices, and the significance of various provinces. The narrative progresses to introduce the royal lineage and political struggles that preceded Peter's reign, including the turmoil arising from the succession issues following the death of czar Theodore and the revolt among the Strelitzes instigated by Peter's half-sister, Sophia. These elements establish a foundation for understanding the context in which Peter would become a pivotal figure in Russian history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42540/42540-h/images/i_cover.jpg en Peter I, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725 Russia -- History -- Peter I, 1689-1725 DK Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Royalty 829640 829649 2024-09-18T03:44:48.839194 2023-09-18T12:14:02.106209 text/html text/html 835817 2013-04-15T07:00:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 577589 2013-04-15T07:05:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 611571 2024-09-18T03:44:58.799163 application/epub+zip 620977 2024-09-18T03:44:50.424196 application/epub+zip 377383 2024-09-18T03:44:49.581215 application/epub+zip 1005162 2024-09-18T03:45:05.682111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 939971 2024-09-18T03:44:57.796148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552237 2022-09-19T12:24:42.423770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 759598 759502 2024-09-18T03:44:47.611205 2023-09-18T12:14:00.899216 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 759363 2013-04-15T07:02:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 274185 2013-04-15T07:05:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 759382 2013-04-15T07:01:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 274138 2013-04-15T07:05:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21428 2024-09-18T03:45:05.844108 application/rdf+xml 28753 2024-09-18T03:44:49.698185 image/jpeg 3872 2024-09-18T03:44:49.640184 image/jpeg 576051 2024-09-18T03:44:48.916230 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia