Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xii
4. Note on Transliteration, Dates and Monetary Units xvi
5. Romanov Family Tree xvii
6. Map xviii
7. I Growing Up 1672–89 1
8. II Prelude to Greatness 1689–97 27
9. III The Grand Embassy 1697–99 40
10. IV War with Sweden 1700–8 58
11. V From Poltava to Pruth 1709–11 82
12. VI Peter in Europe 1712–17 101
13. VII Father and Sons 1718–20 122
14. VIII The Year of Nystad 1721 146
15. IX Ranks and Regulations 1722–23 165
16. X A Coronation and a Funeral 1724–25 186
17. XI Legacy 208
18. XII Commemorating Peter 1725–2002 226
19. Abbreviations 251
20. Notes 254
21. Select Bibliography 265
22. Index 275