Idealistic and tough, Catherine the Great sought to modernize Russia

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Idealistic and tough, Catherine the Great sought to modernize Russia

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Catherine the Great - Wikipedia

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Catherine the Great - Wikipedia

TIL of Elizabeth of Russia. She received little education, no one

Catherine the Great - Wikipedia

Catherine the Great - Wikipedia

Idealistic and tough, Catherine the Great sought to modernize Russia