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Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Her name is Barbara - in Russian, Varvara. Nimble-witted and attentive, she's allowed into the employ of the Empress Elizabeth amid the glitter and cruelty of the world's most eminent court. Under the tutelage of Count Bestuzhev, Chancellor and spymaster, Varvara will learn to listen and to wait for opportunity. That opportunity arrives in a slender young princess from Zerbst named Sophie, a playful teenager destined to become the indomitable Catherine...
Author
Language
English
Description
This narrative biography tells the extraordinary story of an obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and rose to become one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into Empress of Russia by sheer determination. Possessing a brilliant mind and an insatiable curiosity as a young woman, she devoured the works of Enlightenment philosophers...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A dashing colonial American officer travels to Russia to persuade Catherine the Great not to help the British defeat the American rebellion. You know Russia's a tough place when 24-year-old Captain Keiran Selkirk, en route to St. Petersburg, watches his boisterous comrade in arms, Count Gorlov, save their sleigh from a pack of wolves by tossing a hapless passenger over the side. From such gory beginnings, screenwriter (Braveheart; Pearl Harbor) and...
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Empress Catherine the Great, Queen of Russia loved her country, especially the snowy winters. Giant ice slides meant daring drops and thrilling rides for all! But every spring, warm weather melted the snow and the slides. What could Catherine the Great do to ensure fun all year round? With some ingenuity and some royal thinking, Catherine the Great would create her greatest invention!"--Provided by publisher.
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