Sophia: Regent of Russia, 1657-1704 by Lindsey Hughes

Sophia: Regent of Russia, 1657-1704

Lindsey Hughes

345 pages first pub 1990 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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Sophia Alekseevna, the half-sister of Peter the Great, was the first woman to tule Russia. In 1682, ten-year-old Peter and his mentally retarded brother Ivan were declared joint tsars with 25 year old Sophia as their regent. The regency lasted for...

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