by Henri Troyat · J'ai Lu · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782277216186
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«Catherine la Grande» is the biography of Catherine II written by Henri Troyat, published by J'ai Lu in paperback format (512 pages, in French).
The work follows the German princess Sophia of Anhalt-Zerbst, born in 1726, to her accession to the Russian throne as Catherine II. Troyat portrays her French culture, her learning of Russian, her relations with Voltaire, Diderot and D'Alembert, and the contradictions of an enlightened but autocratic sovereign.
The 1994 edition belongs to the L'Histoire collection of J'ai Lu, where it bears number 1618; ISBN 9782277216186.
It is aimed at readers of European history and those who appreciate classic biographies of great female figures of the 18th century.
Henri Troyat was a Russian-French writer, biographer, historian, and novelist.
