{"product_id":"peter-the-great","title":"Peter the Great [2022] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pulitzer prizewinning biography of Peter the Great, the ruler who brought Russia from darkness into light.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia, Robert K. Massie unfolds the extraordinary story of Peter the Great. A volatile feudal tsar with a taste for barbaric torture; a progressive and enlightened reformer of government and science; Peter the Great embodied the greatest strengths and weaknesses of Russia while being at the very forefront of her development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert K. Massie delves deep into Peter's life and character, chronicling the pivotal events that transformed the boy star into a national icon. His portrayal of the complexities and contradictions of this most energetic of Russian rulers brings a towering historical figure unforgettably to life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Massie, Robert K.","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42509416792249,"sku":"9781801102773","price":22.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/products\/massie-robert-k-peter-the-great-9781801102773-33447810007225.jpg?v=1661184535","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/peter-the-great","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}