Part 1. Peter the Great and Russia, 1682-1725; 1. Establishing Authority, 1682-1707; 2. Increasing the Glory of Russia, 1707-1725; Part 2. Enlightenment Russia, 1725-1796; 3. The Epoch of Palace coups, 1725-1762; 4. Catherine the Great and Russia; 1762-1796.