Potemkin: Catherine the Great's Imperial Partner
by Simon Sebag Montefiore
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Author: Simon Sebag MontefioreEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-01-04
ISBN: 1400077176
Number of pages: 688
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: Great Biography of a Great Man.
Summary: 5 Stars
I always found the life story of Potemkin a very fascinating subject. However, there are not a lot of solid and nicely done researches out there on this particular persona. Most scholars focus on the history of Catherine the Great, and, although I am also interested in the life of the empress, I wanted to find something that would give a good description of Potemkin's life and his character. And then this book was a miraculous finding for me. It is very detailed and gives lots of information about Potemkin and the environment of 18th century Russia. Simon Sebag Montefiore did a superb job at writing such a good biography. I admire Montefiore's choice of subjects: Stalin, Potemkin, etc. There are very controversial figures in the history of Russia and it is difficult to write such an excellent work. I did not read the biography of Stalin, but I most definitely will.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the Russian history of that period and who is fascinated by the persona of Potemkin and what hides beneath the legend of that man. However, one should be brave enough to power through tons of information Montefiore offers. It is a long, but entertaining reading.
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