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A book that helped me learn in detail about Peter, who raised Russia to the rank of empire. Since Peter is a personal role model of mine, it lets me feel his courage, powerful drive, and charisma.
This book carefully organizes the life and achievements of Peter the Great (1672–1752), who created the Russian Empire, transforming it from a backward frontier state troubled by the Mongols and pushed around by nearby Scandinavian countries into a European power, through direct reading of historical documents. The author’s 20 years of sufficient background knowledge about Russia, reading numerous original documents and literature about Peter the Great and organizing them with annotations, make
This book carefully organizes the life and achievements of Peter the Great (1672–1752), who created the Russian Empire, transforming it from a backward frontier state troubled by the Mongols and pushed around by nearby Scandinavian countries into a European power, through direct reading of historical documents. The author’s 20 years of sufficient background knowledge about Russia, reading numerous original documents and literature about Peter the Great and organizing them with annotations, make
Kang Pyeong-gi: How Russia Became an Empire: Peter the Great's Reforms 1
How was the Russian Empire born? How did it become a great power? How was the empire governed and developed? This book explains the principles by which Russia, once a frontier region, became central to Europe and an empire. It tells the story of the great national reforms of Peter the Great (1672–1725), who stood at the center of the empire’s birth. The book presents, as illustrated material, original sources from more than 300 years ago: his handwritten letters, personal notebooks, passport used during his European inspection tour, shipbuilder’s certificate issued by the East India Company, wills of the Russian imperial family, imperial emblems, and the empire’s first map. The French Enlightenment thinker Voltaire (1694–1778) praised him: “Peter’s reforms accomplished in just 50 years what other countries would struggle to achieve even in 500.” The modern historian Ranke (1795–1886) assessed him as “a genius with passionate and great ideas, as can be seen from Peter’s diary. He was perfectly conscious of his goal that Russia should become a hegemonic power.” Why did Peter the Great reform the state? What preparations did he make? Who were his fellow reformers, and who planned the reforms? What were their key contents, difficulties, and results? This book answers these questions. Because the author carefully explains historical facts from 18th-century Russia by deciphering original sources, readers will easily understand how Russia became a modern state and an empire.
Korean title: 러시아는 어떻게 제국이 되었나: 표트르 대제의 개혁 1
Korean author: 강평기
Korean publisher: 아르바트
ISBN-13: 9791198687616
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A book that helped me learn in detail about Peter, who raised Russia to the rank of empire. Since Peter is a personal role model of mine, it lets me feel his courage, powerful drive, and charisma.
This book carefully organizes the life and achievements of Peter the Great (1672–1752), who created the Russian Empire, transforming it from a backward frontier state troubled by the Mongols and pushed around by nearby Scandinavian countries into a European power, through direct reading of historical documents. The author’s 20 years of sufficient background knowledge about Russia, reading numerous original documents and literature about Peter the Great and organizing them with annotations, make
This book carefully organizes the life and achievements of Peter the Great (1672–1752), who created the Russian Empire, transforming it from a backward frontier state troubled by the Mongols and pushed around by nearby Scandinavian countries into a European power, through direct reading of historical documents. The author’s 20 years of sufficient background knowledge about Russia, reading numerous original documents and literature about Peter the Great and organizing them with annotations, make
