Historia del imperio Ruso bajo Pedro el grande

Por Voltaire

En los primeros años del siglo en que nos hallamos, el vulgo no conocía en el Norte más héroe que Carlos XII. Su valor personal, más propio de un soldado que de un rey, y el esplendor de sus victorias -e incluso de sus derrotas- impresionaban a todos, cuyos ojos se fijan con facilidad en estos grandes acontecimientos, y no ven las labores largas y útiles. Los extranjeros dudaban entonces incluso de que las empresas del zar Pedro el Grande pudieran sostenerse; han subsistido y se han perfeccionado, especialmente bajo la emperatriz Isabel, su hija.

• Idioma: Español
• Editorial: Voltaire
• Fecha de lanzamiento: 19 mar 2016
• ISBN: 9788892574267

Voltaire

Voltaire was the pen name of François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778)a French philosopher and an author who was as prolific as he was influential. In books, pamphlets and plays, he startled, scandalized and inspired his age with savagely sharp satire that unsparingly attacked the most prominent institutions of his day, including royalty and the Roman Catholic Church. His fiery support of freedom of speech and religion, of the separation of church and state, and his intolerance for abuse of power can be seen as ahead of his time, but earned him repeated imprisonments and exile before they won him fame and adulation.