Peter and the Embassy have just left the Netherlands for Vienna to meet with the Hapsburgs. It's great! I'm currently in the middle of The Great Embassy. I am about 300 pages into this 800 page biography. Previous AMAs | Previous Roundtables Featuresįeature posts are posted weekly. May 25th | Panel AMA with /r/AskBibleScholars
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Upvote informative, well sourced answers.BOOK REVIEW: THE MISTLETOE MURDER AND OTHER STORIE.New to /r/AskHistorians? Please read our subreddit rules and FAQ before posting! Apply for Flair.TOP 5: BOOKS I'D LIKE TO SEE UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE.BOOK REVIEW: PETER THE GREAT BY ROBERT K.And the best part is perhaps that you need no previous knowledge of Russian history, so you can literally just dive in. That being said, it is a long book (as it should be) and I do wish I had taken a longer break between reading this and the book about Catherine the Great, as I constantly felt a need to give it a bit of a rest.
The whole thing is simply very well crafted. I think part of my enjoyment of this is the fine balance between historical details and more character driven stories. The way it's written feels effortless and it doesn't overexplain things, nor does it leave you with a feeling of there being anything missing. He manages to bring facts to life and life to the people without it seeming dull. The best thing I've found in reading Massie's books is how easily read and enjoyable they are. As you may know, I read another biography by Massie about Catherine the Great earlier this year and thoroughly enjoyed it, so I decided to pick this one up as well.
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