Love and Conquest

Name: Love and Conquest
SKU: 5848712
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Personal Correspondence of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory Potemkin

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NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies

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Of all the great imperial romances in European history, few can compare with that of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory Potemkin. Their turbulent and complicated relationship shocked their contemporaries and continues to intrigue observers of Russia centuries later. Lovers, companions, and, most likely, husband and wife, Catherine and Potemkin were also close political partners, and for a time Potemkin served as Catherine's de facto co-ruler of the Russian empire. Their letters offer an intimate glimpse into the lovers' unguarded moments, revealing both ecstatic expressions of love and candid insights on eighteenth-century politics. Beginning with Potemkin's initial letter to Catherine written while off fighting the Turks in 1769 and concluding with his farewell note scribbled the day before his death in 1791, the correspondence spans most of Catherine's reign. The letters are at once personal and political, private and public. Many of Catherine's love letters to Potemkin written during their stormy affair reveal the empress's passionate personality. Potemkin's letters provide rare insight into his arrogant and mercurial character.

Author Biography:

Douglas Smith is author of Working the Rough Stone, which won the William W. Reese II Memorial Book Award for 1999–2000. He lives in Seattle.

Release date NZ

April 15th, 2004

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Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Pages

475

Series

NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Dimensions

152x229x37

ISBN-13

9780875803241

Product ID

5848712

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