PETER II, Czar of Russia

1715–30, czar of Russia (1727–30). A grandson of Peter I and the son of the czarevich Alexis, he succeeded on the death of Catherine I. He was too young to rule, but he willingly lent himself to a court intrigue, led by the Gallitzin and Dolgoruki families, which resulted in the fall of the all-powerful minister, A. D. Menshikov. Peter was betrothed to Catherine Dolgoruki, but died of smallpox on his wedding day. He was succeeded by his cousin Anna (Anna Ivanovna).

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books on: Peter II Czar of Russia  - 228 results

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Peter the Great: Emperor of All Russia
Book by Ian Grey; J. B. Lippincott, 1960
Subjects: Peter--I--Emperor Of Russia--1672-1725
Chapter XIII Peter in England, 1698...1937 , XVIII, Part II, 74-75, explaining...bear the name The Czars of Muscovy. Bogoslovsky, II, 317, and J. Barrow...with Peter. The Czars of Muscovy may be...still contains a Czar Street which runs...almost unknown in Russia at this time, and...
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The Reforms of Peter the Great: Progress through Coercion in Russia
Book by Evgenii V. Anisimov, John T. Alexander; M. E. Sharpe, 1993
Subjects: Russia--History--Peter I, 1689-1725
...Whitworth wrote: "When the Czar is with his army, he...important to mention that Peter understood service not...of Denmark and Augustus II, King of Poland and Elector...Saxony a history in which Peter, an outstanding diplomat...service to the state that Peter selflessly demonstrated...
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The Cult of Ivan the Terrible in Stalin's Russia
Book by Maureen Perrie; Palgrave, 2001
Subjects: Historiography--Soviet Union, Ivan--Iv--Czar Of Russia--1530-1584--Cult, Propaganda, Soviet, Russia--History--Historiography
...rulers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Russia . . . endured the destroyer for 24 years, he wrote, in order to have in better times Peter the Great and Catherine II and, by implication, Karamzins own patron, Alexander...
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Rozelle: Czar of the NFL
Book by Jeff Davis; McGraw-Hill, 2008
Subjects: Football Commissioners--New York--Biography, National Football League--Biography, Rozelle, Pete
...narrations; and, of course, Pete Rozelle himself. I went to...State and in all of America was Peter Fick. Ohio State had this pool...and under water and then told Peter Fick to learn Eds style. Despite...he was 45, after World War II military service and his time...patriarch, an immigrant from Russia who had been a tailor by trade...
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Russia and Black Africa before World War II
Book by Edward Thomas Wilson; Holmes & Meier, 1974
Subjects: Africa, Sub-Saharan--Foreign Relations--Soviet Union, Soviet Union--Foreign Relations--Africa, Sub-Saharan
...in December, 1723, Peter dispatched two vessels...commercial relations with Russia." 4 Thus, "Madagascar...return immediately to Russia, 6 the conditions under...mission was to provide Russia with an accessible route...of Peters successors, Czar Paul I 1796- 1801...
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journal articles on: Peter II Czar of Russia  - 47 results

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The Making of a Revolutionary Icon: Vera Nikolaevna Figner and the People's Will in the Wake of the Assassination of Tsar Aleksandr Ii
Journal article by Lynne Hartnett; Canadian Slavonic Papers, Vol. 43, 2001
Subjects: 19th Century, Alexander II, Czar of Russia (Aleksandr Nikolayevich) (1818-81), Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, Assassinations & assassination attempts, Figner, Vera N, History, Royalty, Russia
...settled, Aleksandr II lay covered in blood...help, the Emperor of Russia said haltingly...out that Aleksandr II was dead. Of her...had oppressed young Russia for ten years was...Melikov and Aleksandr II to consider these...with the regicides. Peter Zaionchkovsky writes...
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Alexander III, Tsar of Russia 1881-1889: John Etty Assesses the Historical Significance of One of the Lesser Known Tsars
Journal article by John Etty; History Review, 2008
Subjects: Alexander III, Czar of Russia--Biography, Czars--Biography
...Alexander III, Tsar of Russia 1881-1889: John Etty...liberating father, Alexander II, or of his ill-fated son, Nicholas II. While it is easy to...Romanovs Alexander III of Russia was born on 26th February...beard since the time of Peter the Great, whose Europeanising...
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Peter at the Crossroads
Journal article by Russell Fraser; The Virginia Quarterly Review, Vol. 75, 1999
Subjects: Cities, History, St Petersburg Russia
Peter at the Crossroads...route to jobs in Russia. At nightfall...old capital of Russia. Retreating...work of art. II Deposited on...baroque, but the Czar wanted something...says that the Czars window, like...Horseman," the Czar, spurring his...however. Before Peter, he says, everything in Russia was a law unto...
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Anglo-Russian Relations during the 1730s: Evidence of the Impact of "Germans" at the Court of Anna Ioannovna
Journal article by Michael Bitter; Germano-Slavica, Vol. 16, 2007
Subjects: Commercial treaties--Analysis, Czars--Foreign policy, German foreign relations--Economic aspects, German foreign relations--Social aspects, Ioannovna, Anna--Foreign policy, Russian foreign relations--Economic aspects, Russian foreign relations--Social aspects, Russian history, 1613-1801--Economic aspects, Russian history, 1613-1801--Social aspects, Trade agreements--Analysis
...Great Britains King George II sent Forbes as Envoy Extraordinary...information regarding Russia and the treaty that resulted...Boris I. Kurakin, one of Peter the Greats closest companions...1724, returning to Russia in 1729, after spending...Forbes: His Diary in Russia," Monday, May 6, 1734...
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The Dark Forces: Popular Analogies in Russian Politics
Journal article by Alexander Zaslavsky; Demokratizatsiya, Vol. 9, 2001
Subjects: Comparative studies, History, Politics, Royalty, Russia
...of Nicholas II ("czar-martyr" replacing...reign of Nicholas II. As in Nicholass...forces" analogy in Russia. I examine the role...advisers" under Nicholas II and identify the ways...have been used in Russia. Finally, I explain...Godunov, Ivan Susanin, Peter the Great, Alexander...
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magazine articles on: Peter II Czar of Russia  - 30 results

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A Protracted Exit
Magazine article by Judith A. Tabler; World and I, Vol. 13, November 1998
Subjects: Funerals--Political aspects, Nicholas II, Czar of Russia--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Russia, Russian Revolution, 1917-1921
...years to bury Czar Nicholas II. Behind me...Petersburg, Russia. Multilingual...wall of the Peter-Paul Fortress...Russias Romanov czars. The sky...who ruled Russia for 304 years...marble tomb of Peter the Great...disparage Nicholas II, but Winston...following the czars death: Exit Czar. Deliver...and fame of Russia turned. Judith...
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Odom's Russia: A Forum
Magazine article; The National Interest, Winter 2001
Subjects: International relations--Evaluation, Odom, William E.--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Russia--Politics and government, United States--Relations with Russia
...must be said of Peter Reedaways Tragedy of Russia Reforms, which...items in postSoviet Russia. Thus Putin has...article is that Russia will remain arrested...William said the Czar spoke it "like...Peter, Alexander II and Witte; and...
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Russia Engages the World
Magazine article by Maggie Riechers; Humanities, Vol. 24, May/Jun 2003
Subjects: History, Museum exhibits, Russia
Russia Engages the World...two-year-old Peter I "went to Archangel...Sea, which no czar before him had...reforms needed for Russia to compete with...Great (Catherine II), a minor Prussian...her marriage to Peter III, ruled Russia. She advanced...
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Dostoyevsky and Holy Russia
Magazine article by Mark Richard Barna; World and I, Vol. 13, September 1998
Subjects: Christianity--Portrayals, Dostoevsky, Fyodor--Criticism and interpretation, Russia--Religious aspects
...Dostoyevsky and Holy Russia. by MArk Richard...the capital of Russia at the time; there...Russian people. Czar Nicholas I learned...Czar Alexander II, the liberal successor...bitter toward czarist Russia; he considered his...named after Saint Peter), St. Petersburg...
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From Russia with Love and Squalor
Magazine article by Andrew Kopkind; The Nation, Vol. 256, January 18, 1993
Subjects: Quality of life--Russia, Russia--Political aspects
...wall of the fortress of Peter and Paul, the low, looming...was held and executed by Czar Alexander III. A party...have left Uzbekistan for Russia, and almost all of the...Uzbekistan will be part of Russia again, but thats a fantasy...invaders in World War II, but there is also a...
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newspaper articles on: Peter II Czar of Russia  - 32 results

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Art of Imperial Russia; Hillwood's Treasures Tell of Czars' Times
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 2, 2003
...treasures tell of czars times. Byline...Russian art outside of Russia, says Ellen Willenbecher...culture of imperial Russia. Mrs. Post became...titled "Explore Russia! Treasure Hunting...playing Mrs. Post, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great and Czar Nicholas II and his wife, Alexandra...
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Tragic Life of Russia's Last Great, Reforming Czar
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 11, 2005
...Great, Reforming Czar. Byline: Arnold...calling Alexander II the last great czar...in the tradition of Peter the Great. A young...to answer: Why has Russia in its thousand year...meantime read "Alexander II," one of the best...ALEXANDER II: THE LAST GREAT TSAR...
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Czar Quality; TravelMail EUROPEAN BREAKS
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 15, 2004
Czar Quality; TravelMail...the Neva estuary, Peter the Great dismounted...determination to give Russia the glamour and culture...by a fur-wrapped Peter or Czarina Catherine...last Czar, Nicholas II, his Czarina and...where Czar Alexander II was murdered. WE...
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Imperial Russia Shows off Down South
Newspaper article by Fred J. Eckert; The Washington Times, May 5, 1996
Subjects: Russia
...exhibited outside of Russia. Incredibly, many...the overthrow of Czar Nicholas II in 1917 - were keenly...fortune. Then as now, Russia may have been broke...Gobelin tapestry of Peter the Great that was...famed portraits of czars and czarinas and...throne of Nicholas II; a life-size portrait...
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Russian Fear of Bigger NATO Is Widespread: Yet European, U.S. Pols Still Push Expansion
Newspaper article by Martin Sieff; The Washington Times, March 23, 1997
Subjects: North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Russia
...But for 300 years Russia was a player in European...since the days of Czar Peter the Great at the...relationship with a Russia pushed into a corner...international climate, Russia "would not be so...implementation of START II the second Strategic...
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encyclopedia articles on: Peter II Czar of Russia  - 23 results

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Peter II , Czar of Russia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PETER II , czar of Russia 1715 30, czar of Russia (1727 30). A grandson of Peter I and the son of the czarevich Alexis, he succeeded on the death of Catherine I. He was too young to rule, but he willingly lent himself to a court intrigue...
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Peter III , Czar of Russia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PETER III , czar of Russia 1728 62, czar of Russia (1762), son of Charles Frederick...One of his first acts was to take Russia out of the Seven Years War and to conclude an alliance with Frederick II of Prussia, whom he passionately...
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Russia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...European power. Peter also began the...the expansion of Russia at the expense...immediate successors of Peter the Great were...1725 27), Peter II (reigned 1727...Peter III , took Russia out of the war...empress as Catherine II (Catherine the...Under her rule Russia became the chief...
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Elizabeth , Czarina of Russia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...ELIZABETH , czarina of Russia 1709 62, czarina of Russia (1741 62), daughter of Peter I and Catherine I...overthrowing the young czar, Ivan VI , and the...Elizabeth sought to rid Russia of German influence...against Frederick II of Prussia in the...
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Saint Petersburg , City, Russia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...foreign trade for Russia is small. The river...equestrian statue of Peter the Great, Falconets...formally ceded to Russia until 1721. Italian...workers to petition the czar precipitated a revolution...During World War II, the city was cut...the Rise of Modern Russia (2001); D. M...
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