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May 15, 2020 · Catherine the Great is a monarch mired in misconception. Derided both in her day and in modern times as a hypocritical warmonger with an unnatural sexual appetite, Catherine was a woman of ...
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.
Catherine's main interests were in education and culture. She read widely and corresponded with many of the prominent thinkers of the era, including Voltaire and Diderot. She was a patron of the ...
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 ...
Mar 16, 2023 · The future Empress Elizabeth preferred a carefree life, having lost her betrothed (the future Catherine the Great’s uncle) to smallpox. But by 1741, at 32 and with rumors swirling she’d be ...
Dec 15, 2023 · Catherine II of Russia ( Catherine the Great) was the empress regent of Russia from 1762 to 1796. During the mid-18th century, Russia was still regarded as culturally behind compared to Western European countries. However, during her reign, Catherine transformed Russia into a global power.
Catherine the Great, empress of Russia (1762–96) who led her country into full participation in the political and cultural life of Europe. With her ministers she reorganized the administration and law of the Russian Empire and extended Russian territory, adding Crimea and much of Poland.
