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Jul 21, 2019 · Catherine the Great (May 2, 1729–Nov. 17, 1796) was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796, the longest reign of any female Russian leader. She expanded Russia's borders to the Black Sea and into central Europe during her reign. She also promoted westernization and modernization for her country, though it was within the context of maintaining ...
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May 15, 2020 · Ruler of Russia from 1762 to 1796, Catherine championed Enlightenment ideals, expanded her empire’s borders, spearheaded judicial and administrative reforms, dabbled in vaccination, curated a ...
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Nov 1, 2019 · Catherine the Great poses with her husband Peter III, and son Paul I, who would later rule Russia from 1796 to 1801. Photograph by Fine Art Images, Heritage Images/Getty Compared to the rest of ...
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Mar 16, 2023 · How Catherine really became 'The Great'. Once the upstart foreigner stole Russia’s throne, there was no stopping her enlightened reforms, her empire's expansion, and her pursuit of love and ...
- Eve Conant
- Reformed the Legal System of Russia. Upon becoming empress of Russia, Catherine’s goal was to bring back the years of order and fairness to Russia. In theory, her policies and legal system (also known as the Nakaz) were very laudable.
- Catherine’s Social and Political Reforms. Many of her social and political reforms were aimed at creating a more “enlightened” Russian society. She believed that she could help finish the work that her most beloved role model, Peter the Great, started decades ago.
- Catherine the Great’s Foreign Conquest and Military Campaigns. In the course of her 34-year reign, the size of the Russian empire grew tremendously. It stretched all the way south to the Crimea region around the Black Sea.
- She successfully dealt with the Pugachev Rebellion. The Pugachev Rebellion (1773-1775) was a very turbulent civil unrest incited by Yemelyan Pugachev. Pugachev, a former member of the Don Cossacks, frequently made audacious claims that he was Peter III, Catherine’s husband.
The long reign of Catherine II (the Great) was a turning point in Russian history. She received the fruit of half a century’s evolution since Peter the Great’s reforms. A prolific writer herself, Catherine corresponded regularly with the foremost men of her age, including Voltaire, Diderot, Jean Le Rond d’Alembert, Baron Friedrich ...
May 23, 2017 · Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great, was an empress of Russia who ruled from 1762-1796, the longest reign of any female Russian leader. Known more for her affairs of the heart than for ...
