Carolly Erickson: Great Catherine: The Life of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: From the moment the fourteen-year-old Princess Sophia of Anhalt-Zerbst agreed to marry the heir to the Russian throne, she was mired in a quicksand of intrigue. Precociously intelligent, self-confident, and attractive but with a stubborn, wayward streak, Sophia withstood a degree of emotional battering that would have broken a weaker spirit until at last she emerged, triumphant over her many…