Peter the Great: His Life and World Robert K. Massie Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Maps Maps and Illustrations Part One: Old Muscovy 1: Old Muscovy 2: Peter’s Childhood 3: “A Maiden of Great Intelligence” 4: The Revolt of the Streltsy 5: The Great Schism 6: Peter’s Games 7: The Regency of Sophia 8: Sophia Overthrown 9: Gordon, Lefort and the Jolly Company 10: Archangel 11: Azov Part Two: The Great Embassy 12: The Great Embassy to Western Europe 13: “It Is Impossible to Describe Him” 14: Peter in Holland 15: The Prince of Orange 16: Peter in England 17: Leopold and Augustus 18: “These Things Are in Your Way” 19: Fire and Knout 20: Among Friends 21: Voronezh and the Southern Fleet Part Three: The Great Northern War 22: Mistress of the North 23: Let the Cannon Decide 24: Charles XII 25: Narva 26: “We Must Not Lose Our Heads” 27: The Founding of St. Petersburg 28: Menshikov and Catherine 29: The Hand of the Autocrat 30: Polish Quagmire 31: Charles in Saxony 32: The Great Road to Moscow 33: Golovchin and Lesnaya 34: Mazeppa 35: The Worst Winter Within Memory 36: The Gathering of Forces 37: Poltava 38: Surrender by the River 39: The Fruits of Poltava Part Four: On the European Stage 40: The Sultan’s World 41: Liberator of the Balkan Christians 42: Fifty Blows on the Pruth 43: The German Campaign and Frederick William 44: The Coast of Finland 45: The Kalabalik 46: Venice of the North 47: An Ambassador Reports 48: The Second Journey West 49: “The King Is a Mighty Man …” 50: A Visitor in Paris 51: The Education of an Heir 52: A Paternal Ultimatum 53: Flight of the Tsarevich 54: The Future on Trial 55: Charles’ Last Offensive 56: King George Enters the Baltic 57: Victory Part Five: The New Russia 58: In the Service of the State 59: Commerce by Decree 60: Supreme Under God 61: The Emperor in St. Petersburg 62: Along the Caspian 63: Twilight Epilogue Genealogy of the Romanov Dynasty, 1613–1917 Dedication Acknowledgments Selected Bibliography Notes Other Books by This Author About the Author