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History vs. Russia’s most infamous empress

by TED-Ed

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Catherine the Great presided over a golden age of Russian expansion — but was she a dedicated ruler or a ruthless oppressor?

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Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia for over three decades, used strategic dalliances, military might, and cutting-edge philosophy to modernize, expand, and transform the Russian Empire. But was she a dedicated ruler determined to move Russia into the future, or a ruthless monarch who oppressed anyone who questioned her? Carolyn Harris puts this controversial figur

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