Catherine was a unique character
during her rule in Russia. When I first read the book thoughts of oh another
book of some queen. I was quite happily surprised that it wasn’t like that what
I thought it was going to be and passed my expectation. I learned more about Catherine and who is
really was, Robert K Massie did a wonderful job of trying to explain her life.
He made it sound almost like her memoirs she wrote. The way he explains and
talked about her was like describing a friend you want to meet. He said that
she was witty and was ahead of her time. He helped portray Catherine as a
strong and capable woman.
I liked how in one
scene when she was with her lover and father of her second son Alexis. Wanted
to marry her but she refused him, Robert explain the two sided of the story.
Even her lover knew that she was independent and really didn’t him to guide
her, as what he original though of her. I liked how that the book should that
yes woman could have power and were respected during the late 1700s. And a
little off topic but during this time I wished the Americans could see this and
treat women as they equal. Okay enough of my rant so another thing I liked
about Catherine in the book was that during her rime and the many wars that happened
she planned and executed her army perfectly.
One example of
this was when a guy faked being her dead husband Peter the 3rd and
Catherine handed it to her offices. Though the office thought it was over when
they took him Catherine knew it was too early to assume that. And her prediction
was correct and the fake Peter the 3rd came and tried to take the thrown.
Catherine knowing this would happen dispatch her lover who was also an office to
the army and took them down. This shows that Catherine was more than just a figure
of power.
Overall the book
helped shaped my mind more in world history and showed that yes there were
strong women that historians and people of the time tend to try to leave out.
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