Sophia Alekseevna, the half-sister of Peter the Great, was the first woman to tule Russia. In 1682, ten-year-old Peter and his mentally retarded brother Ivan were declared joint tsars with 25 year old Sophia as their regent. The regency lasted for seven years until Sophia was ousted by Peter and dispatched to a convent for the last 15 years of her life. This biography describes Sophia's life and rise to power, setting her against the background of a traditional society on the eve of major reform. Hughes examines the developments in foreign policy, and domestic, cultural, and religious affairs within Russia during the regency, and traces Sophia's influence over them.
- ISBN10 0300047908
- ISBN13 9780300047905
- Publish Date 26 December 1990
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 June 2010
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Yale University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 364
- Language English