| Description |
viv, 439 pages : 1 portrait ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-434) and index. |
| Contents |
The childhood and youth of an emperor, 1777 -1801 -- Monsieur Alexander and Catherine the Great -- "The monarch-in-training" -- A grand duke torn between greater and lesser courts -- The tsarevich at Paul I's court: 1796 -- 1801 -- The promising reign: a spirit of reform, 1801 -- 1807 -- Reformist attempts -- Reforming program: 1801 -- 1805 -- On the international stage: 1801 -- 1805 -- The Napoleonic wars, 1805 -- 1815 -- From military fiascos to the Tilsit agreements: 1805 -- 1807 -- The time of the French alliance: 1807 -- 1812 -- Between domestic reforms and military preparations: 1807 -- 1812 -- 1812: the duel of the emperors -- A European tsar: 1813 -- 1815 -- An increasingly conservative reign, 1815 -- 1825 -- Mystic exaltation, reformist aspiration, and conservative practice: 1815 -- 1820 -- Russian diplomacy in the "European system": 1815 -- 1825 -- Twilight: 1820 -- 1825 -- By way of epilogue: the Feodor Kuzmich mystery. |
| Language |
Translated from the French. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Paul and Mary Haas. |
| Subject |
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825.
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Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825. |
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Emperors -- Russia -- Biography.
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Emperors. |
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Russia. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Russia -- History -- Alexander I, 1801-1825.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Emanuel, Susan, translator.
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| Added Title |
Alexandre Ier. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2013018726
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Alexander the First |
| ISBN |
9780875804668 (cloth) (acid-free paper) |
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0875804667 (cloth) (acid-free paper) |
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9781609090654 (electronic) |
| Standard No. |
40021618546 |
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