Opis: Paul the First of Russia, the Son of Catherine the Great (Classic Reprint) - Waliszewski Kazimierz

Excerpt from Paul the First of Russia, the Son of Catherine the Great

The tragic figure of the son of Catherine the Great is one of the most enigmatic in history, and also one of the most discussed. Mad monarchs have been common enough, and in the second half of the eighteenth century such an affliction hardly called for remark. George III in England and Christian VII in Denmark were the contemporaries of the Czar Paul, whose case however presents some special features.

In the first place was Catherine's son really mad Till lately it seemed to be admitted that he was so, at any rate in the last years of his life. The events of his reign of nearly four years were unanimously regarded as the grotesque and disastrous result of the uncontrolled caprice of a demented tyrant. All this is now contested, and in the last few years there has been a complete reversal of the received opinions both of Paul's character and intellect and of the value of his work.

The progress of science, both medical and historical, has made it necessary to revise to some extent views formerly accepted, but the reaction has been carried to extremes. In the eyes of his most recent Russian biographers Paul is not merely not a lunatic; he has become almost a great man. They are not content to celebrate his great qualities and his brilliant talents; they incline to think that he had genius.

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Szczegóły: Paul the First of Russia, the Son of Catherine the Great (Classic Reprint) - Waliszewski Kazimierz

Nazwa: Paul the First of Russia, the Son of Catherine the Great (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Waliszewski Kazimierz
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781330300459
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 512
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Oprawa: Miękka

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