Peter the Great
This biography of the Russian ruler scrutinizes Peter's transformation of medieval Russia into modern Russia.
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- I don't have time to read either (3 kids and a full-time job). So, I listen to audio-books or podcasts on my way to work, which I usually do riding a bike (because of Covid, I avoid taking other public transportation, or Uber, whenever I can help it). That gives me a solid hour and a half of listening per day. It's much less than reading for the same amount of time, but it's something.
Books that I "read" this way in the last few months, and which I enjoyed tremendously: Peter the Great by Robert Massie, Pacific Crucible by Ian Toll, The Admirals by Walter Borneman.
- I recently started reading "Clean Code" by "Uncle Bob" Martin and I've decided to incorporate adding notecards on what I've come across. I've created a few cards already.
But in terms of making cards on books I read for pleasure, I agree in that it seems like overkill. One of my favorite biographies is "Peter the Great" by Robert Massie, and as much as I love reading it attempting to memorize names and details and jam pack my brain with facts would fry my brain.
- I highly recommend Robert Massie's book Peter the Great, a truly fantastic read that goes in depth on the origin of the beard tax (modernization program) and associated kopek.
- Peter the Great: His Life and World, by Massie (this book won a Pulitzer but all his histories are very good)
