Read Catherine the Great and Potemkin The Imperial Love Affair Audible Audio Edition Simon Sebag Montefiore Weidenfeld Nicolson Books

Product details Audible Audiobook Listening Length 15 hours Program Type Audiobook Version Unabridged Publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson Audible.com Release Date May 9, 2019 Language English, English ASIN B07NGKLW5S

Catherine the Great and Potemkin The Imperial Love Affair Audible Audio Edition Simon Sebag Montefiore Weidenfeld Nicolson Books Reviews

• This book is another FANTASTIC history by the Russian Historian, Simon Sebag Montefiore! I love the descriptions and the book was easy and delightful to read. Only, it should have been entitled Potemkin, as the book is mainly on him. Still, if you are ready to learn part of what made Russia what it is today (good and bad), this is a strong and worthwhile read.
• This is a detailed and intimate take on the love affair of Catherine the Great and Potemkin, using their own letters as resource material as well as observations from various political cognoscenti to provide a rounded and robust view on two larger than life figures. We are shown Catherine as full of life, a great lover and generous woman as well as a political creature with no compunction about having her adversaries removed from the field. A fascinating read.
• This is a wonderful book, filled with the inside stories of how history was made. Many spicy details are recounted here which do not appear in later books, even Montefiore's own, which surprises me. Potemkin shaped the world more than many of the kings and emperors which we study in school.
• Very informative and interesting!
• Excellent biography and look at Russian society.
• Important historical read, but really slow.
• WELL RESEARCHED; GREAT PICTURES; GOOD BACKGROUND ON MAJOR PLAYERS....I HIGHLYRECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN KNOWING ABOUT THIS INCREDIBLE MAN.
• This is just a fantastic story, it has everything. I'm amazed I had never heard it before. Catherine the Great and Prince Potemkin were both fascinating people as was their relationship. As is so often the case truth is stranger than fiction. I've never wanted to visit Russia before but now St Petersburg is on my list. Also great background on what is happening now in the Crimea. I love this book.