“The sovereign is absolute; for there is no other authority but that which centers in his single person, that can act with a vigor proportionate to the extent of such a vast dominion.”

About Catherine the Great

Monarch • Russian

Catherine the Great, born Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, was the Empress of All Russia from 1762 until her death in 1796. Her reign is often considered the Golden Age of the Russian Empire, marked by territorial expansion and...