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 ...

An exploration of Catherine the Great’s dramatic rise to power and her transformation into one of Russia’s most influential rulers.

Catherine wasn't called “The Great” for nothing. Though she was one of the most enlightened women in the world, behind closed doors was a very different story. In the end, Catherine earned her title ...

Robert K. Massie, Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (New York: Random House, 2011), 656 pp., $35.00. THE SUBTITLE of Robert K. Massie’s biography announces the book’s keynote: it is to be a ...

At head of title: State Hermitage Museum, Hermitage Development Trust. Produced to coincide with the exhibition, Treasures of Catherine the Great held at the Hermitage Rooms, Somerset House, Nov. 25, ...

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