“You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I am, I write on the susceptible skins of human beings.”

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...