Peter the Great : The Struggle for Power, 1671–1725 (Paperback)

Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Prologue: court politics and reform; 1. Tsar and boyars: structures and values; 2. The ascendancy of Artamon Matveev, 1671?6; 3. The reign of Tsar Fyodor, 1676?82; 4. The regency of Sofia, 1682?9; 5. Peter in power, 1689?99; 6. Peter and the favourites: Golovin and Menshikov, 1699?1706; 7. Poltava and the new gubernias, 1707?9; 8. The Senate and the eclipse of Menshikov, 1709?15; 9. The affair of the tsarevich, 1715?17; 10. The end of Aleksei Petrovich, 1718; Epilogue and conclusion, 1718?25; Bibliography; Index.