Modern Library Classics: The Memoirs of Catherine the Great (Paperback)

from Marse

Easily readable translation. A fascinating look into the seemingly petty, yet vicious maneuvring that Catherine dealt with at the court of her husband's aunt, the Empress Elizaveta Petrovna. Of course she stops the memoir before it gets really interesting, that is before her coup against her own ...

from barefeet4

An interesting (if clearly skewed) historical read. I was amused by her utter lack of detail in some aspects of life (such as illness, her children) and the minutia which she felt the need to relate in other areas (lineage, clothing). Odd that her last memoir (this is the third of three) deals en...

from Meggo

This book includes an actual memoir written by Catherine the Great herself which spans the period 1728 - 1759. While this text provides a detailed preface which sets the stage and context for the memoir to follow, the memoir itself only tells a fraction of the story. Most obviously, it feels too ...