(3) YA Rulers and Their Times series. This book combines biographical information about this reformist tsar with historical and cultural information about late-seventeenth-century Russia. A selection of literary excerpts and primary source documents is also included; these pieces do not correspond to the era of Peter the Great's rule, but they will expand the reader's grasp of the culture. The open design includes reproductions of historical paintings. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(2) 4-6 Stanley's personable sketch of the life of Tsar Peter Alexeevich is exceptionally well served by her warmly colored and richly detailed illustrations, which are at once pretty and humorous. Conceptually strong and very well executed, this biography is a welcome reissue.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 1987