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The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 17 : $b Switzerland (concluded), Russia and Poland — John Shaqi

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 17 : $b Switzerland (concluded), Russia and Poland

History

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 17 : $b Switzerland (concluded), Russia and Poland

World history

CHAPTER VI

  PETER THE GREAT (1684-1725 A.D.)                                     249

    The childhood and youth of Peter, 251. Peter asserts control,
    253. Military reforms, 255. Azov taken from the Turks, 256.
    Schemes of conquest, 258. Conspiracy to murder Peter, 258.
    Peter travels to acquire knowledge, 259. Peter in Holland,
    England and Austria, 261. The insurrection of the Strelitz,
    265. War with Sweden, 265. Rallying from defeat, 267. The
    antecedents of an empress, 268. Military success: Foundation of
    St. Petersburg, 269. Renewed hostilities, 272. Polish affairs,
    273. Charles XII invades Russia, 275. Revolt of the Cossacks of
    the Don; Mazeppa, 277. Mazeppa joins Charles XII; Pultowa, 279.
    Peter and the Powers, 281. Catherine acknowledged as Peter’s
    wife, 281. War with Turkey, 282. Catherine’s heroism: the Peace
    of Pruth, 283. War with Sweden, 285. A naval victory; Peter’s
    triumph, 286. Peter at the height of power, 287. Peter’s second
    European tour, 289. The czarevitch Alexis disinherited, 294.
    Death of the czarevitch Alexis, 297. Domestic affairs, 299.
    Renewed hostilities with Sweden, 302. Peter as administrator,
    304. The church and the aristocracy, 309. Commerce with the
    East, 311. War with Persia, 312. Last years and death of Peter,
    314. Soloviev’s estimate of Peter’s work, 318. Kostomarov’s
    estimate of Peter, 323. Haxthausen’s estimate of Peter’s
    influence, 326.

                               CHAPTER VII

  CATHERINE I TO PETER III (1725-1762 A.D.)                            327

    Catherine I (1725-1727 A.D.), 327. Peter II (1727-1730 A.D.),
    328. Anna Ivanovna, 331. War with Turkey, 335. Internal
    administration, 337. Biron the favourite, 338. Death of Anna,
    (1740 A.D.); the succession, 339. A Russian estimate of Anna
    and of Biron, 340. The nominal reign of Ivan VI, 341. Anna of
    Brunswick assumes the regency, 342. Sweden renews the war,
    342. Successful conspiracy against the regent, 345. Elizabeth
    Petrovna, 350. Foreign affairs, 352. Antecedents of the
    future Peter III, 353. The future Catherine II appears, 354.
    Court intrigues: the death of Elizabeth, 355. Spread of art,
    literature, and education under Elizabeth, 356. Bain’s estimate
    of Elizabeth, 359. Peter III, 360. Impolitic acts of Peter III,
    362. Catherine plots against the Czar, 364. Catherine usurps
    the crown, 367. Death of Peter III, 368.

                              CHAPTER VIII

  THE AGE OF CATHERINE II (1762-1796 A.D.)                             372

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