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The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934) is a film starring Elisabeth Bergner and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Lubitsch remade his 1924 silent film as the sound film A Royal Scandal (1945), also known as Czarina. Mae West published Catherine Was Great in 1944, starring in it then and in subsequent productions.
Empress of Russia r. 1741–1762: Ivan VI 1740–1764 Emperor of Russia r. 1740–1741: Charles Frederick 1700–1739 Duke of Holstein-Gottorp: Anna 1708–1728: Maria 1713–1715: Peter 1715–1719: Pavel 1717–1717: Natalia 1718–1725: Peter III 1728–1762 Emperor of Russia r. 1762: Catherine II the Great 1729–1796 Empress of Russia r ...
History of Russia (1721–96) is the history of Russia during the Era of Russian palace revolutions and the Age of Catherine the Great.It began with creation of Russian Empire in 1721, the rule of Catherine I in 1725, and ended with the short rule of Peter III of Russia.
Articles relating to Catherine the Great (1729–1796, reigned 1762–1796) and her reign. She was an Empress of Russia, the country's last empress regnant and longest-ruling female leader. She came to power following the overthrow of her husband and second cousin, Peter III.
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Map of the Crimean Journey of Catherine the Great A night illumination in honor of Catherine the Great on the Dnieper River. The Crimean journey of Catherine the Great (Russian: Путешествие Екатерины II в Крым), also known as Таврический вояж (Taurida Voyage) at the time, was a six-month (January 2, 1787 – July 11, 1787) inspection trip of Catherine II ...
"The Great," Hulu's ahistoric series about Catherine the Great, is headed into a second season of sex, bloodshed and sarcasm. Here's what we know so far. 'The Great' stages a royal return for ...
Soldiers of Catherine II by Alexandre Benois. In that month the Empress of Russia died. Her successor, the Emperor Paul, who detested the Zubovs and had other plans for the army, ordered the troops to retreat to Russia. This reversal aroused the frustration and enmity of the powerful Zubovs and other officers who took part in the campaign: many ...