Part 3

Chapter 49: “The King Is a Mighty Man …”

1. MY CHILD … ONE DAY: Gooch, 26; Wolf, 618.

2. HE IS QUITE CRAZY ABOUT WOMEN: Gooch, 31.

3. IF, IN ESTABLISHING THE TSAR: Schuyler, II, 305.

4. I WISH TO SEND YOU LACE: Ibid., 307 n.

5. THIS LITTLE COURT: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., XXXIV, 145, 150–3, 164, 174–5.

6. THE TSAR HAS A HEAD COOK: Ibid., 184.

7. I AM A SOLDIER: Cracraft, Church Reform, 6 n.

8. THANKS FOR THE HUNGARIAN WINE: Schuyler, II, 310.

9. A HAUGHTY AIR OF SUPERIORITY: Saint-Simon, V, 667.

10. FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS: Solovev, IX, 68.

11. LAST MONDAY THE LITTLE KING: Ibid.

12. THE KING IS A MIGHTY MAN: Schuyler, II, 312.

Chapter 50: A Visitor in Paris

1. HE WAS A VERY TALL MAN: Saint-Simon, V, 666.

2. WHAT HE DRINKS: Ibid., 667.

3. RECEIVED A GREAT VISIT TODAY: Schuyler, II, 312.

4. I CANNOT EXPRESS TO YOU THE DIGNITY: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., XXXIV, XXV.

5. BLOUIN, GOVERNOR OF VERSAILLES: Saint-Simon, V, 671.

6. A PIGEON WITH THE WINGS: Marsden, 35.

7. SHE HAS MUCH MERIT: Staehlin, 57.

8. THE TSAR … SEEMS TO ME: Schuyler, II, 315 n.

9. SHE MUST HAVE BEEN GREATLY ASTONISHED: Saint-Simon, V, 672.

10. OLD AGE: Staehlin, 57.

11. I ENTERED THE GARDEN: Saint-Simon, V, 673.

12. ONE COULD NOT SHOW MORE SPIRIT: Ibid., 674.

13. THIS WAS A MONARCH: Ibid., 665, 675.

14. THE GOVERNMENT HAD NO INTENTION: Schuyler, II, 318.

15. YESTERDAY, I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER: Ibid., 316.

16. I CONGRATULATE YOU: Ibid.

Chapter 51: The Education of an Heir

1. THE TWO PRINCESSES: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., XXXIV, 255.

2. AND SO IT CAME TO PASS IN RUSSIA: Weber, I, 193.

3. NONE OF YOU UNDERSTAND ANYTHING: Schuyler, II, 261.

4. THE PRINCE LACKS NEITHER: Ibid.

5. A TALL, HANDSOME PRINCE: Sbomik, I.R.I.O., XXXIX, 43.

6. IF THE TSAR’S ARMY: Solovev, IX, 117.

7. SO NOW I KNOW: Schuyler, II, 266.

8. CAPABLE OF KEEPING A SECRET: Ibid.

9. MOST HONORABLE FATHER: Ibid., 267.

10. THE HOUSES OPPOSITE ARE HALF-BURNED: Ibid., 268.

11. WE WOULD NEVER: Solovev, IX, 125.

12. THE TSAR HAS BEEN WITH US: Schuyler, II, 237.

13. GOODBYE, I AM GOING: Ibid., 269.

14. THE TSAREVICH HAS NOT YET COME BACK: Ibid., 270.

15. I ASCRIBE HIS ILLNESS: Ibid.

16. THE TSAR BEING ARRIVED: Weber, I, 107.

17. GOD HAS SENT ME A NEW RECRUIT: Staehlin, 305.

18. A PIE WAS SERVED UP ON THE TABLE: Weber, I, 108.

Chapter 52: A Paternal Ultimatum

1. VERY SLOVENLY IN HIS DRESS: Bruce, 101.

2. I WOULD RATHER BE A GALLEY SLAVE: Manifesto, 141.

3. IT IS QUITE USELESS: Schuyler, II, 271.

4. GOD WILL FORGIVE YOU: Solovev, IX, 114.

5. DO NOT SAY: Ustryalov, VI, 54.

6. YOU ARE WISER THAN YOUR FATHER: Schuyler, II, 272.

7. AFTER YOUR RECOVERY [IN CARLSBAD]: Manifesto, 120.

8. A DECLARATION TO MY SON: Ibid., 97–102.

9. YOU WILL AT LAST BE ABLE TO REST: Ibid., 116.

10. YOU DO WELL NOT TO ASPIRE: Ibid., 118.

11. MOST CLEMENT LORD AND FATHER: Ibid., 102.

12. I HAVE SPOKEN TO YOUR FATHER: Ibid., 115.

13. MY LAST SICKNESS: Ibid., 103.

14. BECOME A MONK: Ibid., 116.

15. MOST CLEMENT LORD AND FATHER: Ibid., 105.

16. NOT EASY FOR A YOUNG MAN: Ustryalov, VI, 52.

17. PETER’S LETTER: Manifesto, 107–8.

18. I AM GOING TO LOOK: Ibid., 114.

19. YOU WILL DO BETTER: Ustryalov, VI, 53.

20. IT IS NECESSARY TO OBEY HIM: Ibid., 54.

21. REMEMBER, IF YOUR FATHER SENDS SOMEBODY: Manifesto, 126.

Chapter 53: Flight of the Tsarevich

1. I AM WEAK: Ustryalov, VI, 64–69.

2. PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO SAY: Manifesto, 135.

3. NO ONE UP TO THIS TIME: Schuyler, II, 329.

4. AS FAR AS TRENTO: Ustryalov, VI, 87.

5. OUR LITTLE PAGE: Ibid., 383.

6. YOUR DISOBEDIENCE AND THE CONTEMPT: Manifesto, 108.

7. AND WHEN HE IS HERE: Ustryalov, VI, 116.

8. I WILL GO TO MY FATHER: Ibid., 117.

9. YOU ASK FOR PARDON: Solovev, IX, 165–6.

10. PERHAPS HE MAY DOUBT: Ibid., 166.

11. DO NOT TROUBLE YOURSELF: Ustryalov, VI, 422–3.

12. DO ALL YOU CAN: Ibid., 135.

13. THANK GOD, ALL IS WELL: Ibid., 437.

14. THE ARRIVAL OF THE TSAREVICH: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., XXXIV, 304.

15. THAT JUDAS OF A PETER: Solovev, IX, 168.

16. A COFFIN INSTEAD OF A WEDDING: Ibid.

Chapter 54: The Future on Trial

1. I CONFESS: Manifesto, 110.

2. SHE CARRIED [MY] LETTERS: Ibid., 117.

3. BUT ONE HEAD TO LOSE: Weber, I, 204.

4. MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN: Graham, 269.

5. AM I THEN THE ONLY ONE: Schuyler, II, 340.

6. IF A FIRE MEETS WITH STRAW: Weber, I, 220.

7. NOW COMES THE QUESTION: Schuyler, II, 341.

8. GENTLEMEN MOST EXCELLENT SENATORS: Manifesto, 136.

9. PROCEEDED FROM THE SAME PERSONS: Ibid., 139.

10. NOW, YOU SEE HOW GOD ACTS: Ibid., 143.

11. BY THESE LETTERS, WE HAVE KNOWN: Relation fidèle, 5.

12. I BELIEVED MY FATHER’S DEATH: Manifesto, 150.

13. YOU WOULD HAVE DECLARED FOR THE REBELS: Ibid., 154.

14. IF THIS NEWS HAD BEEN TRUE: Ibid.

15. BY POWERFUL EXHORTATIONS TO FORCE: Ibid., 158.

16. EVERYONE THAT CURSETH HIS FATHER: Ibid., 172.

17. WITHOUT FLATTERING US: Ibid., 165.

18. THOUGH THEY WERE MUCH GRIEVED: Ibid., 169.

19. I WISH FOR MY FATHER’S DEATH: Ibid., 189.

20. WITH AFFLICTED HEARTS: Ibid., 200.

21. THE NEXT DAY BEING THURSDAY: Weber, I, 228.

22. THE SECULAR COURT: Relation fidèle, 8.

23. BY ELEVEN A.M.: Solovev, IX, 188.

24. THE DAY WAS CLEAR AND BRIGHT: Schuyler, II, 345 n.

26. THE DEATH OF THE PRINCE: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., XXXIV, 354.

27. THERE WAS GREAT MERRYMAKING: Waliszewski, 541.

Chapter 55: Charles’ Last Offensive

1. THIS DOES NOT MEAN: Hatton, Charles, 375.

2. IN THE WHOLE OF SWEDEN: Bain, Charles, 305.

3. TWENTY TIMES AS MUCH AS … METTERNICH: Ibid., 278.

4. A SKIFF CARRYING THE MAST: Schuyler, II, 250.

5. THERE IS ONE LITTLE DIFFICULTY: Ibid., 406.

6. FOOLHARDY ACTIONS: Sumner, Emergence, 103.

7. FORTY YEARS OF WAR: Hatton, Charles, 475.

8. YOUR FOOD is so GOOD: Ibid., 502.

9. IT IS NOT A FIT PLACE: Bain, Charles, 298.

10. DON’T BE FRIGHTENED: Bengtsson, 476.

11. A STONE: Hatton, Charles, 503.

12. THE KING IS SHOT: Ibid.

13. IMMEDIATELY EVERYTHING BECAME SO QUIET: Ibid., 497.

14. THIS NEARLY UNBEARABLE SORROW: Ibid., 520.

15. WE SHALL MISS HIM: Ibid., 521.

Chapter 56: King George Enters the Baltic

1. MY DEAR CHARLES: Staehlin, 248.

2. DOES THE KING STILL LIVE?: Schuyler, II, 408.

3. YOU BLOODTHIRSTY SWEDES: Ibid., 409.

4. MY DEAR DUKE: Plumb, 40.

5. n. ENGLAND WOULD AS SOON HAVE A TURK: Basil Williams, 151.

6. THE ELEPHANT AND CASTLE: Ibid., 152 n.

7. ALTHOUGH THE ENGLISH KING: Solovev, IX, 40.

8. IN EVERY WAY EQUAL: Chance, 92.

9. SO THAT THE TSAR SHOULD NOT GROW: Sumner, Emergence, 105.

10. n. WOULD TO GOD: Schuyler, II, 418.

11. WHAT SERVICES HAS ENGLAND RENDERED: Ibid., 413.

12. UNUSUAL AND INSOLENT: Solovev, IX, 270.

Chapter 57: Victory

1. SIR JOHN NORRIS: Chance, 361.

2. OUR FORCE UNDER THE COMMAND: Solovev, IX, 273.

3. I KNOW MY INTEREST: Sumner, Emergence, 106.

4. ALL SCHOLARS IN ARTS: Schuyler, II, 424.

5. REJOICE AND THANK GOD: Grey, 379.

6. BY YOUR TIRELESS LABORS: Solovev, IX, 321.

7. BY OUR DEEDS IN WAR: Grey, 380.

8. n. GREAT LORD: Weber, I, 257–63.

9. A TRUE CUP OF GRIEF: Schuyler, II, 426.

Chapter 58: In the Service of the State

1. YOUR DISPARAGEMENT OF MY FATHER’S ACHIEVEMENTS: Kluchevsky, 52.

2. THE PERMANENT LAWS: Gasiorowska, 21.

3. NO RESOLUTION SHALL BE TAKEN: Kluchevsky, 184.

4. UP TO NOW, GOD KNOWS: Ibid., 199.

5. I CAN’T MANAGE WITH MY LEFT HAND: Sumner, Emergence, 112.

6. WE APPOINT THE GOVERNING SENATE: Kluchevsky, 200.

7. MONEY IS THE ARTERY: Ibid., 157.

8. LOSS OF TIME IS LIKE DEATH: Schuyler, II, 349.

9. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE: Kluchevsky, 201.

10. YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO: Ibid.

11. YOU HAVE ACTED IN A CONTEMPTIBLE WAY: Ibid., 218.

12. SIT “IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE SENATE”: Ibid., 219.

13. WITHOUT SHOUTING: Ibid., 220.

14. I WILL ANSWER FOR IT BEFORE GOD: Staehlin, 325.

15. HERE IS MY EYE: Kluchevsky, 221.

16. THEIR MECHANISM IS LIKE THAT OF WATCHES: Sumner, Emergence, 114.

17. APPREHENSIVE OF A TROUBLESOME INQUIRY: Weber, I, 267.

18. HARDLY ANY FOREIGN OFFICE: Ibid., 46.

19. NO UNNECESSARY TALKING: Schuyler, II, 352.

20. OPEN MY LARGEST VEIN: Solovev, IX, 464.

21. AS IF A SERVANT: Sumner, Emergence, 122.

22. SWARMS OF THESE YOUNG PLANTS: Weber, I, 180.

23. HE JUMPED INTO THE LAKE: Kluchevsky, 95.

24. HOW IS IT, FEDOR MATVEEVICH: Ibid., 97.

25. NEPLYUEV’S STORY: Solovev, IX, 552.

26. I CAN TURN DICE: Sumner, Emergence, 113.

27. n. NOBLEMAN VLADIMIR ULYANOV. Fischer, 19.

28. ANY SUBJECT WHO IS A TRUE CHRISTIAN: Solovev, VIII, 491.

29. FATHER, LET US BEAT THEM: Schuyler, II, 360.

30. MENSHIKOV WILL ALWAYS BE MENSHIKOV: Staehlin, 83.

31. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?: Bain, Pupils, 46.

32. MENSHIKOV WAS CONCEIVED IN INIQUITY: Kluchevsky, 244.

33. THE GOOD PRINCE MENSHIKOV: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., XV, 200.

34. HAS YOUR MAJESTY REFLECTED?: Staehlin, 159.

35. ONLY THE BRANCHES: Kluchevsky, 245.

36. THE TSAR PULLS UPHILL: Ibid., 95.

Chapter 59: Commerce by Decree

1. THEY ARE MAKING CLOTH: Schuyler, II, 375.

2. IF THEY DO NOT WISH TO DO THIS: Kluchevsky, 145.

3. OUR RUSSIAN STATE ABOUNDS: Solovev, VIII, 474.

4. HOARDING OF MONEY IS FORBIDDEN: Kluchevsky, 146.

5. YOU KNOW YOURSELVES: Sumner, Emergence, 144.

6. OUR PEOPLE ARE LIKE CHILDREN: Ibid.

7. BETWEEN OURSELVES: Schuyler, II, 372.

8. EVENTUALLY, MOLDY AND ROTTEN: Kluchevsky, 147.

9. RED AND PLEASANT: Lebrun, in Weber, II, 421.

10. THE GREAT SECRET: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., XXXIX, 137.

11. IT IS EASY TO CONCEIVE: Staehlin, 106.

12. COME TO COURT TOMORROW: Ibid., 108.

13. IN THREE HOURS: Ibid., 132.

14. GOD MADE THE RIVERS: Perry, 7.

15. I AM CREDIBLY INFORMED: Weber, I, 290.

16. WITHOUT UNDULY BURDENING: Florinsky, I, 358.

Chapter 60: Supreme Under God

1. IT IS OUR BELIEF: Staehlin, 173.

2. LET THEM BELIEVE WHAT THEY LIKE: Sumner, Emergence, 127.

3. THERE ARE ENOUGH OF THEM THERE: Schuyler, II, 401.

5. ALL JESUITS: Weber, I, 268.

6. NEITHER IS IT PROBABLE. Ibid., 282.

7. THOUGH HE CARRIED ON. Ibid., 235.

8. HERE IS THE SOURCE: Staehlin, 124.

9. HALE AND LAZY BEGGARS: Sumner, Emergence, 133.

10. IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE MONKS: Schuyler, II, 145.

11. WHERE SHALL I GO?: Cracraft, Church Reform, 1; Grey, 486.

12. WRITING WITH TEARS: Grey, 398.

13. ALL THE MONKS AVOID US: Cracraft, “Prokopovich,” 90.

14. AN ARDENT CONCERN: Ibid., 92.

15. THE SUPREME AUTHORITY: Ibid., 93.

16. WHEN THE LIGHT OF LEARNING: Ibid., 90.

17. FROM COLLEGIATE GOVERNMENT IN THE CHURCH: Ibid., 102.

18. TO DEFEND UNSPARINGLY: Pipes, 241.

19. INCOMPARABLY MORE HUMANE: Ibid., 245.

Chapter 61: The Emperor in St. Petersburg

1. MORE AFFAIRS IN A MORNING: Bell, 562.

2. I DON’T WANT THEM TO OBSERVE ME: Staehlin, 147.

3. DINE WITH THEIR WIVES: Bell, 566.

4. HIS CANE OFTEN DANCED: Staehlin, 275.

5. OBLIGED TO WAIT: Ibid., 233.

6. A POOR YOUNG FELLOW: Schuyler, II, 434.

7. BRAVO, MY FRIENDS: Staehlin, 239.

8. TO PUNISH THE GREAT AND RICH: De Grunwald, 174.

9. TO ASSASSINATE YOU: Staehlin, 257.

10. I HAVE PINNED A LIVING ONE: Ibid., 87.

11. A PUNISHMENT FOR NEGLIGENCE: Ibid., 113.

12. LEARN TO BE MORE QUIET: Ibid., 221.

13. THAT CURSED BOY: Ibid., 268.

14. I AM SENSIBLE: Ibid., 266.

15. THUS CAN I DESTROY: Schuyler, II, 503.

16. WELL, LISETTE: Staehlin, 308.

17. ONE CAN HARDLY PUT ONE’S NOSE: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., LXI, 480.

18. THE DIVERSION OF … THE CATAT: Ibid., 358.

19. IN WINTER: Perry, 263.

20. SHALL A MAN WHO HAS SPENT HIS YOUTH: Staehlin, 180.

21. WHAT DO YOU DO AT HOME?: M. S. Anderson, Peter, 157.

22. HUNT, GENTLEMEN: Staehlin, 115.

23. I HAVE EARNED THEM: Ibid., 24.

24. SIRE, I DESIRE YOUR PRESENCE: Schuyler, II, 436.

25. WHAT IS THE MATTER?: Staehlin, 304.

26. PRINCESS ANNE … IS A BRUNETTE: Schuyler, II, 438.

27. I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS … IN EUROPE A PRINCESS: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., XV, 239–40.

28. SHE IS A BEAUTY: Ibid.

29. AS I KNOW FROM THE LETTERS: Schuyler, II, 439.

30. HE OFTEN REQUIRED AN ACCOUNT: Staehlin, 295.

31. I HAD THE LUCK: Schuyler, II, 446.

32. THE ASSEMBLY REGULATIONS: Weber, I, 186–8.

33. ALL THE LADIES HERE USE ROUGE: Schuyler, II, 444.

34. MY HARLOTS DO NOT COST ME MUCH: Ibid., 323. 811 PERFECT LIBERTY: Weber, I, 277.

35. IS IT POSSIBLE?: Staehlin, 325.

36. I FORBID HER: Ibid., 328.

37. ONE OF THE MOST AGREEABLE: De Grunwald, 198.

38. I CANNOT VIOLATE THE LAWS: Staehlin, 279.

39. THE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES: Weber, I, 188.

40. THE AMBASSADOR IS ACCREDITED TO ME: Staehlin, 94.

41. IT IS LIKELY THE PRIESTS: Weber, I, 112.

42. BITE STRANGERS: Ibid., 27.

43. WHO KNOWS?: Staehlin, 141.

44. WE ARE VERY DELIGHTED: Dmytryshyn, 13.

45. USUALLY TWO KINDS: Ibid., 14.

46. I HAVE TO HARVEST: Sumner, Emergence, 181.

Chapter 62: Along the Caspian

1. OUR EMPEROR DOES NOT TRADE: Schuyler, II, 458.

2. TO THE ILLUSTRIOUS KING: Sumner, Emergence, 152.

3. n. A NUMBER OF SWEDISH GIRLS: Weber, I, 223.

4. A PRINCE OF FORTY YEARS OF AGE: Ibid., 92.

5. THE “TRUE STATE OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE”: Weber, I, 100.

6. THERE IS NOW SUCH A HEAD: Schuyler, II, 464.

7. THE AFFAIR OF DAUD BEK: Solovev, IX, 374.

8. CUTTING OPEN THEIR BREASTS: Bruce, 277.

9. WHEN THEY ARE TOGETHER: Schuyler, II, 472.

10. CUSHIONS OF CRIMSON VELVET: Bruce, 273.

11. GRATIFY THEIR CURIOSITY … MOST LOVELY CREATURES: Ibid., 271, 273–4.

12. THE GOLDEN KEYS: Bell, 553.

13. THUS, IN THESE REGIONS: Solovev, IX, 379.

14. I DID IT: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., XLIX, 287.

Chapter 63: Twilight

1. THE PROCESSION CONSISTED OF SIXTY SLEDGES: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., III, 342–3.

3. THIS IS THE IMAGE OF WAR: Schuyler, II, 485.

4. THE EMPEROR IS SO OCCUPIED: Ibid., 486.

5. TO PUT THE TSARITSA ENTIRELY IN OUR INTEREST: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., XL, 304.

6. I KNOW HIM AND ESTEEM HIM HIGHLY: Schuyler, II, 495.

7. A NEW, WITTY AND VIVACIOUS MISTRESS: Ibid., 496.

8. THERE IS NOTHING BUT WHAT IS AGREEABLE: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., XLIX, 324.

9. PRAISE GOD, ALL IS MERRY: Solovev, VIII, 519.

10. THIS IS THE COUNTRY HOUSE: Staehlin, 208.

11. THUS CHILDREN OR CHILDREN’S CHILDREN: Bain, Pupils, 59.

12. OUR BEST BELOVED SPOUSE: Grey, 431.

13. IT IS OUR INTENTION: Bain, Pupils, 62.

14. RECOGNIZED AS REGENT: De Grunwald, 210.

15. ONE OF THE BEST-MADE … MEN: Ibid., 211.

16. IT IS TIME … TO GO TO BED: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., III, 391.

17. THEY HARDLY SPEAK TO EACH OTHER: Ibid., 394.

18. A LONG AND AMPLE GENUFLECTION: Ibid., 396.

19. NO EXPRESSIONS ARE STRONG ENOUGH: Schuyler, II, 488.

20. HIS MAJESTY HAS FOR SOME TIME: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., LXI, 486.

21. LORD, I BELIEVE: Bain, Pupils, 68.

22. GIVE ALL TO: Pares, 225.

23. RECEIVE … THIS GREAT SOUL: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., III, 399.

Epilogue

1. MY GOD! IS IT POSSIBLE?: Staehlin, 365.

2. WHAT I HAVE DONE, YOUR EXCELLENCY: Bain, Pupils, 76.

3. OUR FATHER IS DEAD: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., III, 400, also LII, 430.

4. HER MAJESTY BE PROCLAIMED AUTOCRAT: Bain, Pupils, 77.

5. O MEN OF RUSSIA: Cracraft, Church Reform, 304.

6. TO LIGHTEN THE HEAVY BURDEN: Bain, Pupils, 85.

7. THE PEASANTS AND THE ARMY: Pares, 230.

8. WATER UP TO HER KNEES: Sbornik, I.R.I.O., III, 454.

9. I AM RUSSIAN, REMEMBER: Bain, Pupils, 125.

10. MY DEAR ANDREI IVANOVICH: Ibid., 139.

11. SO FEARED OR SO OBEYED: Sbomik, I.R.I.O., III, 478.

12. WE SHALL SEE: Ibid., 491.

13. YOU SEE, I AM AT LAST LEARNING: Ibid., 490.

14. WHAT AM I TO DO IN A PLACE: Bain, Pupils, 148.

15. HIS SPIRIT LIVES IN OUR SOULS: Kluchevsky, 248.

16. THIS MONARCH: Ibid., 253.

17. A GOD-LIKE MAN: Ibid., 248; De Grunwald, 215.

18. WAS IT NOT GOD: Kluchevsky, 249.

19. WE BEGAN TO BE CITIZENS OF THE WORLD: Ibid.

20. THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY PHENOMENON: Florinsky, I, 428.

21. EVERYONE HAS THE HIGHEST AND BEST OPINION: Staehlin, 291.

22. ETERNAL TOILER: De Grunwald, 179.

23. AN AGE OF GOLD: Ibid.

Tsar Alexis, Peter’s father

Natalya Naryshkina, Peter’s mother

The wooden palace of Kolomenskoe

Peter’s half-brother and co-tsar, Ivan V

Vasily Golitsyn (illustration credit bm5.1)

Peter’s half-sister Sophia, Regent of Russia (illustration credit bm5.2)

Francis Lefort (illustration credit bm5.3)

The siege of Azov, 1696 (illustration credit bm5.4)

Peter’s house in Zaandam, Holland, 1697 (illustration credit bm5.5)

Popular woodcut depicting the shearing of Russian beards (illustration credit bm5.6)

Medallion indicating that the wearer has paid a tax in order to retain his beard (illustration credit bm5.7)

Alexander Menshikov (illustration credit bm5.8)

Peter Tolstoy (illustration credit bm5.9)

Fedor Romodanovsky (illustration credit bm5.10)

Boris Sheremetev (illustration credit bm5.11)

Jacob Dolgoruky (illustration credit bm5.12)

Fedor Apraxin (illustration credit bm5.13)

Gavril Golovkin (illustration credit bm5.14)

Peter Shafirov (illustration credit bm5.15)

The battle of Poltava, 1709 (illustration credit bm5.16)

The battle of Hangö, 1714 (illustration credit bm5.17)

Celebration in Moscow, in 1722, of the Peace of Nystad (illustration credit bm5.18)

Parading of captured Swedish ships in front of Menshikov’s palace on Vasilevsky Island, 1714 (illustration credit bm5.19)

The St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral (illustration credit bm5.20)

Peter’s Summer Palace (illustration credit bm5.21)

The Admiralty (illustration credit bm5.22)

St. Petersburg in 1716 (illustration credit bm5.23)

KEY TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS

1 Peter and Paul Fortress

2 The site of Nyenskans

5 The Tsarevich’s house

10 Peter’s Summer Palace

18 Peter’s Winter Palace

22 The Admiralty

31 Ekaterinhof, Catherine’s summer palace

34 The Church of the Holy Trinity

44 Menshikov’s house on Vasilevsky Island

45 47

Menshikov’s church, garden and pleasure house

60 Alexander Nevsky Monastery

Contemporary gravure, by A. F. Zubov, of Peter and Catherine sailing on the Neva (illustration credit bm5.24)

Gravure, by A. F. Zubov, of the marriage of Catherine and Peter, 1712 (illustration credit bm5.25)

Peter and Catherine’s daughters, Anne and Elizabeth (illustration credit bm5.26)

Tsarevich Alexis (illustration credit bm5.27)

Peter, by Carl Moor, 1717 (illustration credit bm5.28)

Victory crowning Peter Emperor, by A. F. Zubov, 1721 (illustration credit bm5.29)

Peter the Great, by Carlo Rastrelli, 1723 (illustration credit bm5.30)