01333cam a2200301 4500 758708550 TxAuBib 20120111120000.0 110419s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011015279 9780679456728 hbk. $35.00 0679456724 hbk. $35.00 (OCoLC)694832857 DLC DLC DLC NjBwBT TxGR TxAuBib Massie, Robert K., 1929- Catherine the Great [Book] : portrait of a woman / Robert K. Massie. 1st ed. New York : Random House, 2011. xiii, 625 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [577]-579) and index. Presents a reconstruction of the eighteenth-century empress's life that covers her efforts to engage Russia in the cultural life of Europe, her creation of the Hermitage, and her numerous scandal-free romantic affairs. 20120111. Catherine II Empress of Russia 1729-1796. Empresses Russia Biography. Russia Kings and rulers Biography. Russia History Catherine II, 1762-1796. RV8