Empress, empire-builder, intellectual, art-collector, lover - this magnificent new biography does full justice to a truly remarkable ruler.
Simon Dixon is Professor of Russian History at University College, London.
A superb biography ... scholarly, refreshing, commonsensical and
compelling, vividly portraying the charismatic Empress and her
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*Sunday Telegraph*
Dixon brings his subject to life admirably in this scholarly and
sympathetic biography of a remarkable woman
*Mail on Sunday*
Dixon is impressive at description, building with intricate detail,
and the book swarms with terrific characters.
*Daily Express*
Lively and readable
*Irish Times*
A superb biography ... scholarly, refreshing, commonsensical and
compelling, vividly portraying the charismatic Empress and her
times -- Simon Sebag Montefiore * Sunday Telegraph *
Dixon brings his subject to life admirably in this scholarly and
sympathetic biography of a remarkable woman -- Maria Fairweather *
Mail on Sunday *
Dixon is impressive at description, building with intricate detail,
and the book swarms with terrific characters. -- Duncan Fallowell *
Daily Express *
Lively and readable -- Paul Byrne * Irish Times *
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