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Katharina the Great and the Philosopher

Martina Sahler

Katharina the Great and the Golden Age of Saint Petersburg.

After a coup, the young Katharina crowned herself as the next Czarina. She considers herself as the successor to Peter the Great and wants to open Russia relations to the West. But the world is holding its breath, can a German on the czar's throne be trusted?

Prussia's King Frederick II sends a vanguard to Petersburg to spy on Katharina’s plans. The philosopher and teacher, Stephan Mervier, is impressed and charmed by Katharina, by her intelligence, her charisma. She promotes progress, education and science, but her rule is absolute, and she asserts her power with extreme severity. Mervier despises Russia's for its backwardness and for the misery of its people. He is not alone. The resistance in the Winter Palace is growing. A close confidante of Katharina fights on the side of the oppressed. Mervier falls in love with the courageous rebel, who is in great danger. Because no one gets to cross the great Empress.

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Published 2019-05-02 by Ullstein , ISBN: 9783471351789

Main content page count: 528 Pages

ISBN: 9783471351789