Catherine II "The Great" (1729-1796)

[Kasumi]

Catherine The Great: First She Read, Then She Ruled : NPR

"How did a German princess from a minor noble family become the empress of Russia, and win the praise of Voltaire, Montesquieu, Diderot and other giants of The Enlightenment? In Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman, Robert Massie explains the story of Catherine II, who ruled Russia for 34 years.

So how does a German teenager become the empress of Russia?"

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[Vasillisos Markos]

My dear Kasumi,

Thank you very much for posting the link to the radiocast and the article. I enjoyed both.

[CarolynHarris]

Here's the latest review of Robert K. Massie's Catherine the Great

The Romanov Book Reviews 2: Robert K. Massie, Catherine the Great | Carolyn Harris: Royal Historian

[laduchesse]

Here's an interesting article on Catherine II I came across on CNews today:

Don’t forget Catherine the Great - World - Canoe.ca