Peter the GreatLindsey Hughes, author of the classic account of Russia during the reign of Peter the Great, here provides the definitive shorter biography of this dramatic, appealing, and unconventional character. Peter the Great tells the story of Peter the Great (1672 1725) from birth to death in twelve chapters, including two final chapters on his legacy and posthumous reputation, with the aim of providing a vivid sense of the dynamics of his life and reign. The