Noun
empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)
Source: WordNetOthers that may have known the truth but did not support Catherine II, due to her disposal of Peter III, still spread Pugachev's claim to be the late emperor. Source: Internet
Potemkin Catherine II and Potemkin on the Millennium Monument in Novgorod Grigory Potemkin was involved in the coup d'état of 1762. Source: Internet
Female promiscuity main Empress Catherine II is remembered in popular culture for her sexual promiscuity. Source: Internet
In the following decade he tried to secure Russian support for an autonomous Finland, and later became an adviser to Catherine II. Source: Internet
Isabel De Madariaga, "The Foundation of the Russian Educational System by Catherine II", Slavonic and East European Review (1979) : 369–395. Source: Internet
Madariaga, “Foundation”, 394. Religious affairs Catherine II in the Russian national costume Catherine's apparent whole-hearted adoption of all things Russian (including Orthodoxy ) may have prompted her personal indifference to religion. Source: Internet