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Catherine II of Russia
Catherine II, commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after a coup d'état against her husband, Peter III. Her long reign helped Russia thrive under a golden age during the Enlightenment. This renaissance led to the founding of many new cities, universities, and theatres, along with large-scale immigration from the rest of Europe and the recognition of Russia as one of the great powers of Europe.
politics · Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796 · politician · monarch · art collector · aristocrat · also Catherine II of Russia, Catherine the Great, Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst, Empress Catherine II, Catherine II, Ekaterina II of Russia
Born 21 April 1729 · Died 17 November 1796 · Q36450
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Inquirer.net: Kuril islands: strategic chain at heart of Russia-Japan dispute
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TVGuide.com: Catherine the Great Trailers & Videos
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Time-lapse of St. Petersburg, Russia
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Take a guided tour to the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Russian empress Catherine the Great died while attempting to engage in sexual intercourse with a horse.” False.
Shown as reported and rated by a fact checker, not as an established fact.
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Starring in it then and in subsequent productions
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Awarded Order of St. George.
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Awarded Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class.
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Awarded Order of St. Andrew.
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Awarded Order of Saint Catherine.
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Awarded Order of St. Vladimir.
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Awarded Order of the Black Eagle.
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Awarded Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky.
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Awarded Order of Saint Anna.
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Awarded Order of the White Eagle.
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Awarded Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky.
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Career landmark: Sixth Russo-Turkish War.
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The 34-year-old Prince Nikolai Sergeevich Gagarin (London, England, 1784–1842) who took part in the Battle of Borodino (7 September 1812) against Napoleon, and later served as ambassador in Turin, the capital of the King
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Died 1796-11-17.
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“Power without a nation's confidence is nothing.”
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“A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache.”
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“I will live to make myself not feared.”
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“Assuredly men of merit are never lacking at any time, for those are the men who manage affairs, and it is affairs that produce the men. I have never searched, and I have always found under my hand the men who have served me, and for the most part I have been well served.”
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“Variant: I praise loudly. I blame softly.”
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“I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly.”
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Awarded Royal Order of the Seraphim (1763).
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Career landmark: Emperor of all the Russias (1762–1796).
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Born 1729-04-21.
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