Catherine the Great © Catherine II was Empress of Russia for more than 30 years and one of the country’s most influential rulers.

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 ...

A Hermitage Amsterdam Show Looks Closer at Catherine the Great The exhibition delves into the tale of the tsarina who built Russia into a world power, amassing lovers and artworks along the way.

Traces the remarkable history of Catherine the Great's influential art collection and creation of the Hermitage, discussing how her cultural goals were part of a long-term plan to modernize and ...

This video traces the rise of Russia from a fragmented collection of principalities into one of the world’s largest empires.

Catherine the Great can achieve Civilization 7's Cultural Victory with Greece, Norman, and Russia as her civilizations of choice during each Age.

In 1745, a German Princess, renamed Catherine (Elisabeth Bergner), arrives to marry Grand Duke Peter of Russia (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.), whom she initially likes. But his suspicious, unstable ...

Minted in Russia in 1763, this denga was issued under Catherine II, better known as Catherine the Great. Born Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, she changed her name to Ekaterina ...

A statue of Catherine the Great has sparked a fierce row in the multi-ethnic Ukrainian port of Odessa, with riot police confronting Cossack demonstrators in the street after midnight.

From a narrative standpoint, it’s hard to compete with the glittering grotesquerie of the imperial Russian court. Take, for example, Catherine the Great’s lying in state.