About the Author

Lindsey Hughes is Professor of Russian History at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London. She is also the author of Russia in the Age of Peter the Great (ISBN 0 300 08266 5, pb. [pound]12.95*), also published by Yale University Press.

Reviews

'The most comprehensive study of Petrine Russia available in English' Richard Pipes 'Hughes' beautifully written book... will without doubt long remain the standard text' Nikolai Tolstoy