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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...