Between 1968-1774 he distinguished himself as a great military leader during the Russo-Turkish war and in 1774 Catherine and he finally consummated their love. Potemkin was ten years Catherine’s ...

Catherine the Great was the most powerful woman of her time ... For eight years the marriage went unconsummated with both parties choosing to take lovers instead. Eventually, in 1754, Catherine gave ...

She subsequently had a series of lovers whom she promoted to high office, the most famous and successful of whom was Grigori Potemkin ... begun by Peter the Great. During her reign she extended ...

Often referred to as the “Russian Hamlet”, Paul is a tortured figure who struggles to cope with his father’s death and his mother’s new lovers. Taken from Catherine at birth and raised by his great ...