The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 194National Geographic Society., 1998 - Geography |
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a mistress and tormented Catherine with constant insults . Because the volatile Empress Elizabeth , Peter's aunt , limited Catherine's time at court , Catherine spent many hours reading - Tacitus , Montesquieu , and Voltaire , among ...
a mistress and tormented Catherine with constant insults . Because the volatile Empress Elizabeth , Peter's aunt , limited Catherine's time at court , Catherine spent many hours reading - Tacitus , Montesquieu , and Voltaire , among ...
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... Catherine assumed this role instinctively . Despite her wide read- ing of Enlightenment philosophers , with their theories about the natural rights of man , she firmly believed that what Russia needed was a strong hand . She was a ...
... Catherine assumed this role instinctively . Despite her wide read- ing of Enlightenment philosophers , with their theories about the natural rights of man , she firmly believed that what Russia needed was a strong hand . She was a ...
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... CATHERINE THE GREAT Reconstructing Russia , Catherine encouraged the cultivation of new crops such as potatoes , now common in city markets . In her capital , still cluttered with engineering projects ( below left ) , she inspired a ...
... CATHERINE THE GREAT Reconstructing Russia , Catherine encouraged the cultivation of new crops such as potatoes , now common in city markets . In her capital , still cluttered with engineering projects ( below left ) , she inspired a ...
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