Documents of Catherine the Great
The Correspondence with Voltaire and the Instruction of 1767 in the English text of 1768

Originally published in 1931, this volume gathers together some key documents relating to Catherine II of Russia.

W. F. Reddaway (Edited by)

9781107694859, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 March 2012

382 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.49 kg

Originally published in 1931, this volume gathers together some key documents relating to Catherine II of Russia. The text is divided into two parts: the first contains letters 1 to 159 of Catherine's correspondence with Voltaire; the second contains The Instructions to the Commissioners for Composing a New Code of Laws, created in 1767. The letters are given in the original French, whilst The Instructions are presented in an English translation from 1768. An introduction and generous notes are also provided, together with a chronological table covering events between 1762 and 1777. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Catherine's reign, Russian history, and eighteenth-century history in general.

Introduction
The correspondence with Voltaire, letters I to CLIX
The Grand Instructions: 1. That Russia is an European state
2. Of the extent of the Russian Empire
3. Of the safety of the institutions of monarchy
4. That there must be a political body, to whom the care and strict execution of these laws out to be confided
5. Of the situation of the people in general
6. Of the laws in general
7. Of the laws in particular
8. Of punishments
9. Of the administration of justice in general
10. Of the forms of criminal courts
11. That a society of citizens requires a certain fixed order
12. Of the propagation of the human species in a state
13. On the handicraft trades and commerce
14. Of education
15. Of the nobility
16. Of the middling sort of people
17. Of the cities
18. Of inheritances
19. Of the composition of laws
20. Of the different statutes which require explanation
21. Of good order, otherwise termed police
22. Of the expences, revenues, and publick management of the finances
that is, of the oeconomy of the state, otherwise termed the direction of the Exchequer
Notes
Table of events, 1762–77
Index.

Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]