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Peter the Great

Book • 1943
Nina Brown Baker's biography of Peter the Great presents the Russian tsar's life and reforms in an accessible format for young readers.

First published in 1943, the book explores Peter's modernization efforts, military campaigns, and cultural transformations, framed within Baker's characteristic narrative style for juvenile audiences.

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Mentioned in 2 episodes

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Dominic Sandbrook
as a book that provides details about Peter the Great.
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562. Peter the Great: The Rise of Russia (Part 1)
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Dominic Sandbrook
as a capacious and readable biography of Peter the Great, covering both Peter and Charles XII.
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567. The Great Northern War: Murder in Moscow (Part 4)
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Allie Garfinkle
as the first nonfiction book she remembers really loving as a child.
Allie Garfinkle, Senior Finance Reporter, Fortune

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