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A biography of Catherine the Great, discussing her eighteen-year effort to form alliances and gain power, which culminated with her seizing the throne from her husband, Peter III.

Explains the role of Peter the Great in taking Russia into the modern world; describes the everyday life of the people; and includes poems, plays, and letters written by Russians about themselves.

A fictional diary of Princess Sophie, later named Catherine, from 1743 until 1745, when at age fifteen she is married to her second cousin Peter, Grand Duke of Russia, who will one day be Emperor.

A biography of the tsar who began the transformation of Russia into a modern state in the last seventeenth - early eighteenth centuries.

In alternating chapters, Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia tell how their privileged lives as the daughters of the tsar in early twentieth-century Russia are transformed by world war and revolution.

Recounts the story of the eighteenth-century Empress of Russia, describing her life as wife, mother, and ruler.

A biography of Ivan IV, the Terrible, the first Russian ruler to use the title Czar and who ranks as an outstanding ruler though he committed great cruelties.

Presents a brief biography of Catherine the Great, ruler of Russia, providing information her family life, her education, and her influence on Russian history.

A brief biography of the controversial Empress of Russia, Catherine the Great, that describes her life, extent of her vast kingdom, and how she sought to improve life for the Russian people.

A biography of the tsar who began the transformation of Russia into a modern state in the late seventeenth-early eighteenth centuries.

Vika Andreyeva and Nikolai Karimov are the only two enchanters in Russia, and the tsar needs their powers on his side.

Pasha's coronation approaches, and Vika is now the Imperial Enchanter, but the role she once coveted may be more difficult, and dangerous, than she expected.