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May 24, 2024 · However, Catherine the Great was a well-read woman as she enjoyed various texts throughout her life, especially ones that would guide her as a future empress. This is depicted in The Great, as she is always seen with a book in hand and even helps teach a young serf how to read.
- Rebecca O'neill
Oct 21, 2019 · 'Catherine the Great' drops Helen Mirren into 18th-century Russia; as an HBO miniseries, however, it's hardly good enough. Our review.
- David Fear
Jun 18, 2020 · Rachel Syme reviews the Hulu show “The Great,” a stylish and fictionalized story of the Russian monarchs Catherine the Great and Peter III.
Oct 4, 2019 · Catherine the Great, empress of Russia between 1762 and 1796, must have been lurking in the crosshairs of TV producers for years, and now HBO have given it the bells and whistles treatment.
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- Ed Cumming
Oct 21, 2019 · Premiering on Monday night, HBO's Catherine the Great is a historical miniseries that at once evokes the glory days of HBO yet leads to sobering thoughts about whether the original home of quality TV can survive in the age of limitless choice.
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Oct 21, 2019 · In HBO's miniseries about Catherine the Great, empress of Russia, no one steals a scene from Helen Mirren — even when she isn't in it.