One of Catherine the Great's most lasting accomplishments is often relegated to footnote. Starting in 1764, she began a buying spree that lasted years and ultimately resulted in one the world’s ...

How Catherine really became 'The Great' Once the upstart foreigner stole Russia’s throne, there was no stopping her enlightened reforms, her empire's expansion, and her pursuit of love and legacy.

Catherine the Great and the Art of Collecting: Acquiring the Paintings that Founded the Hermitage (pp. 147-171) Cynthia Hyla Whittaker. Rozanov’s Peter (pp. 172-190) Simon Dixon. Gender; The Question ...

Catherine II 1773, by Jean-Antoine Houdon. The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Author provided. But – and this is another of the reasons she was (including in the modern sense of the word ...

Catherine the Great ... literature and education and acquired an art collection which now forms the basis of the Hermitage Museum. Catherine died in St Petersburg on 17 November 1796 and was ...

The True Story of Catherine the Great Hulu’s “The Great” offers an irreverent, ahistorical take on the Russian empress’ life. This is the real history behind the period comedy ...

Whether it merits retelling in such detail is debatable, but Catherine the Great of Russia’s decision to get both herself and her son inoculated certainly resonates in these contagious times.

Catherine the Great moved to a foreign land as a teenager and became one of the most important leaders in its history. During her 34-year reign, she transformed Russia’s culture while expanding ...

The second-largest museum in the world by gallery space, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, was started from Catherine’s private collection in 1764.