Love and Conquest: Personal Correspondence of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory Potemkin

by Catherine II Romanov and Douglas Smith

Book Overview

Of all of history's great romances, few can compare with that of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory Potemkin. Their turbulent and complicated relationship shocked their contemporaries and continues to intrigue observers of Russia centuries later. Lovers, companions, and, most likely, husband and wife, Catherine and Potemkin were also close political partners, and for a time Potemkin served as Catherine's de facto co-ruler of the Russian Empire...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875806074
• ISBN13: 9780875806075
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 475 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher