TOC AND SYLLABUS - CATHERINE THE GREAT (SPOILER THREAD)

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Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie

Table of Contents

Maps xv

Part I A German Princess 1

1 Sophias Childhood 3
2 Summoned to Russia 13
3 Frederick II and the Journey to Russia 19
4 Empress Elizabeth 28
5 The Making of a Grand Duke 40
6 Meeting Elizabeth and Peter 49
7 Pneumonia 52
8 Intercepted Letters 57
9 Conversion and Betrothal 62
10 Pilgramage to Kiev and Transvestite Balls 66
11 Smallpox 72
12 Marraige 80
13 Johanna Goes Home 89

Part II A Painful Marriage 93

14 The Zhukova Affair 95
15 Peepholes 100
16 A Watchdog 106
17 He Was Not a King 111
18 In the Bedrooom 114
19 A House Collapses 118
20 Summer Pleasures 121
21 Dismissals at Court 125
22 Moscow and the Country 129
23 Chooglokov Makes an Enemy and Peter Survives a Plot 133
24 A Bath Before Easter and a Coachmans Whip 136
25 Oysters and an Actor 140
26 Reading, Dancing, and a Betrayal 144

Part III Seduction, Motherhood and Confrontation 149

27 Saltykov 151
28 The Birth of the Heir 162
29 Retaliation 171
30 The English Ambassador 174
31 A Diplomatic Earthquake 179
32 Poniatowski 182
33 A Dead Rat, and Absent Lover, and a Risky Proposal 186
34 Catherine Challenges Brockdorff, She Gives a Party 192
35 Apraksins Retreat 198
36 Catherines Daughter 202
37 The Fall of Bestuzhev 205
38 A Gamble 209
39 Confrontation 215
40 A Menage a Quatre 219

Part IV The Time Has Come! 225

41 Panin, Orlove, and Elizabeth's Death 227
42 The Brief Reign of Petter III 240
43 Dura! 251
44 We Ourselves Know Not What We Did 266

Part V Empress of Russia 279

45 Coronation 281
46 The Government and the Church 290
47 Serfdom 302
48 Madame Orlov Could Never Be Empress of Russia 313
49 The Death of Ivan VI 321
50 Catherine and the Enlightenment 330
51 The Nakaz 343
52 All Free Estates of the Realm 351
53 The King We Have Made 363
54 The First Partition of Poland and the First Turkish War 371
55 Doctors, Smallpox, and Plague 383
56 The Return of Peter the Third 392
57 The Last Days of the Marquis de Pugachev 403

Part VI Potemkin and Favoritism 411

58 Vasilchikov 413
59 Catherine and Potemkin Passion 417
60 Potemkin Ascending 430
61 Catherine and Potemkin Separation 435
62 New Relationships 442
63 Favorites 448

Part VII My Name Is Catherine the Second 461

64 Catherine, Paul, and Natalia 463
65 Paul, Maria, and the Succession 472
66 Potemkin Builder and Diplomat 483
67 Crimean Journey and Potemkin Villages 489
68 The Second Turkish War and the Death of Potemkin 503
69 Art, Architecture, and the Bronze Horseman 519
70 The Are Capable of Hanging Their King from a Lampost! 533
71 Dissent in Russia, Final Partition of Poland 548
72 Twilight 560
73 The Death of Catherine the Great 569

Acknowledgments 575
Selected Bibliography 577
Notes 581
Index 601

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This is the syllabus for Catherine the Great

WEEK ONE - July 9th - July 15th > Chapters 1 thru 6, pp 1 - 51 >
Part I ~ A German Princess
Chapter 1 Sophia's Childhood, Chapter 2 Summoned to Russia, Chapter 3 Frederick II and the Journey to Russia, Chapter 4 Empress Elizabeth, Chapter 5 The Making of a Grand Duke, Chapter 6 Meeting Elizabeth and Peter

WEEK TWO - July 16th - July 22nd > Chapter 7 thru 15, pp 52 - 105 >

Chapter 7 Pneumonia, Chapter 8 Intercepted Letters, Chapter 9 Conversion and Betrothal, Chapter 10 Pilgramage to Kiev and Transvestite Balls, Chapter 11 Smallpox, Chapter 12 Marraige, Chapter 13 Johanna Goes Home
Part II ~ A Painful Marriage
Chapter 14 The Zhukova Affair, Chapter 15 Peepholes

WEEK THREE - July 23rd - July 29th > Chapter 16 thru 26, pp 106 - 150 >

Chapter 16 A Watchdog, Chapter 17 He Was Not a King, Chapter 18 In the Bedrooom, Chapter 19 A House Collapses, Chapter 20 Summer Pleasures, Chapter 21 Dismissals at Court, Chapter 22 Moscow and the Country, Chapter 23 Chooglokov Makes an Enemy and Peter Survives a Plot, Chapter 24 A Bath Before Easter and a Coachmans Whip, Chapter 25 Oysters and an Actor, Chapter 26 Reading, Dancing, and a Betrayal

WEEK FOUR - July 30th - Aug 5th > Chapter 27 - 35, pp 151 - 201 >
Part III ~ Seduction, Motherhood and Confrontation
Chapter 27 Saltykov, Chapter 28 The Birth of the Heir, Chapter 29 Retaliation, Chapter 30 The English Ambassador, Chapter 31 A Diplomatic Earthquake, Chapter 32 Poniatowski, Chapter 33 A Dead Rat, and Absent Lover, and a Risky Proposal, Chapter 34 Catherine Challenges Brockdorff, She Gives a Party, Chapter 35 Apraksins Retreat

WEEK FIVE - Aug 6th - Aug 12th > Chapter 36 - 42, pp 202 - 250 >

Chapter 36 Catherines Daughter, Chapter 37 The Fall of Bestuzhev, Chapter 38 A Gamble, Chapter 39 Confrontation, Chapter 40 A Menage a Quatre
Part IV ~ The Time Has Come
Chapter 41 Panin, Orlove, and Elizabeth's Death, Chapter 42 The Brief Reign of Petter

WEEK SIX - Aug 13th - Aug 19th > Chapter 43 - 46, pp 251 - 301 >

Chapter 43 Dura!, Chapter 44 We Ourselves Know Not What We Did
Part V ~ Empress of Russia
Chapter 45 Coronation, Chapter 46 The Government and the Church

WEEK SEVEN - Aug 20th - Aug 26th > Chapter 47 - 52, pp 302 - 362 >

Chapter 47 Serfdom, Chapter 48 Madame Orlov Could Never Be Empress of Russia, Chapter 49 The Death of Ivan VI, Chapter 50 Catherine and the Enlightenment, Chapter 51 The Nakaz, Chapter 52 All Free Estates of the Realm

WEEK EIGHT - Aug 27th - Sept 2nd > Chapter 53 - 57, pp 363 - 410 >

Chapter 53 The King We Have Made, Chapter 54 The First Partition of Poland and the First Turkish War, Chapter 55 Doctors, Smallpox, and Plague, Chapter 56 The Return of Peter the Third, Chapter 57 The Last Days of the Marquis de Pugachev

WEEK NINE - Sept 3rd - Sept 9th > Chapter 58 - 63, pp 413 - 460 >
Part VI ~ Potemkin and Favoritism
Chapter 58 Vasilchikov, Chapter 59 Catherine and Potemkin Passion, Chapter 60 Potemkin Ascending, Chapter 61 Catherine and Potemkin Separation, Chapter 62 New Relationships, Chapter 63 Favorites

WEEK TEN - Sept 10th - Sept 16th > Chapter 64 - 68, pp 461 - 518 >
Part VII ~ My Name Is Catherine the Second ,
Chapter 64 Catherine, Paul, and Natalia, Chapter 65 Paul, Maria, and the Succession, Chapter 66 Potemkin Builder and Diplomat, Chapter 67 Crimean Journey and Potemkin Villages, Chapter 68 The Second Turkish War and the Death of Potemkin

WEEK ELEVEN - Sept 17th - Sept 23nd > Chapter 69 - 73, pp 519 - 574

Chapter 69 Art, Architecture, and the Bronze Horseman, Chapter 70 They Are Capable of Hanging Their King from a Lampost!, Chapter 71 Dissent in Russia, Final Partition of Poland, Chapter 72 Twilight, Chapter 73 The Death of Catherine the Great

WEEK TWELVE - Sept 24th - Sept 30th

Book as a Whole and Final Thoughts