For Catherine the Great, jewelry was about much more than adornment. The formidable Russian empress - who reigned from 1762 to 1796 after overthrowing her own husband, Peter III - understood that ...

In 1762 Catherine's husband became Tsar ... the process of Westernisation begun by Peter the Great. During her reign she extended the Russian empire southwards and westwards, adding territories ...

Catherine is responsible for a huge expansion of the Russian Empire, including the acquisition of Crimea, and turning Russia into one of the great powers of Europe. Brought from Germany as a young ...

Catherine II, or Catherine the Great , (ruled 1762 Ü1769 ... throne after his fatherÍs death on October 20, 1894. The Russian Empire at the turn of the century was huge. The United States ...

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The mayor of a town outside Yekaterinburg finds himself apologizing for a holiday makeover that dressed outdoor monuments of Vladimir Lenin and Catherine the Great as Ded Moroz (Father Frost) and ...

For Catherine the Great, jewelry was about much more than adornment. The formidable Russian empress — who reigned from 1762 to 1796 after overthrowing her own husband, Peter III — understood that ...