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- ↑ "The Pulitzer Prizes: 1981 Winners and Finalists". Columbia University. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ↑ Massie, Robert K. (October 1981). Peter the Great: His Life and World. New York City: Ballantine Books. pp. vii–ix. ISBN 0-345-29806-3.
- ↑ Massie, Robert K. (22 February 2012). Peter the Great: His Life and World (Random House Trade Paperback ed.). New York City: Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-81723-5.
- ↑ Cracraft, James "Peter the Great (Book Review)" American Historical Review (Oct 1981), Vol. 86 Issue 4, p886–887.
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