Simon Sebag Montefiore

Simon Sebag Montefiore is the author of Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar, Catherine the Great and Potemkin, and The Romanovs. His most recent work is The World: A Family History of Humanity.

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A black and white print overlaid with a red star shows Russian Tsar Peter the Great holding up a glass in a toast after beheading one of the Streltsy rebels in front of his nobles. A headless figure rests on the ground and other people surround the tsar with lifted glasses.
A black and white print overlaid with a red star shows Russian Tsar Peter the Great holding up a glass in a toast after beheading one of the Streltsy rebels in front of his nobles. A headless figure rests on the ground and other people surround the tsar with lifted glasses.

Putin’s Fear of Strong Generals Is as Old as Russia Itself

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Simon Sebag Montefiore
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