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1 online resource |
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The childhood and youth of an emperor, 1777 -1801 -- Monsieur Alexander and Catherine the Great -- "The monarch-in-training" -- A grand duke torn between greater and lesser courts -- The tsarevich at Paul I's court: 1796 -- 1801 -- The promising reign: a spirit of reform, 1801 -- 1807 -- Reformist attempts -- Reforming program: 1801 -- 1805 -- On the international stage: 1801 -- 1805 -- The Napoleonic wars, 1805 -- 1815 -- From military fiascos to the Tilsit agreements: 1805 -- 1807 -- The time of the French alliance: 1807 -- 1812 -- Between domestic reforms and military preparations: 1807 -- 1812 -- 1812: the duel of the emperors -- A European tsar: 1813 -- 1815 -- An increasingly conservative reign, 1815 -- 1825 -- Mystic exaltation, reformist aspiration, and conservative practice: 1815 -- 1820 -- Russian diplomacy in the "European system": 1815 -- 1825 -- Twilight: 1820 -- 1825 -- By way of epilogue: the Feodor Kuzmich mystery |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the French |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825.
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Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825 |
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Emperors -- Russia -- Biography
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Emperors
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Russia -- History -- Alexander I, 1801-1825.
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Russia
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Emanuel, Susan, translator.
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| ISBN |
9781609090654 |
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1609090659 |
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0875804667 |
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9780875804668 |
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