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 that ...

ODESA, Ukraine - A large monument to former Russian empress Catherine the Great was removed from a central square in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and replaced with the flag of Ukraine. Video ...

Catherine the Great moved to a foreign land as a teenager and became one of the most important leaders in history. Known for her long and prosperous reign over the Russian Empire, the empress ...

Catherine the Great is one of the most renowned female figures in global royal history, sniping control of Russia from her husband, making history in each step and leaving lovers in her wake.

Catherine the Great poses with her husband Peter III, and son Paul I, who would later rule Russia from 1796 to 1801. Photograph by Fine Art Images, Heritage Images/Getty Compared to the rest of ...

Catherine the Great expanded Russia. Under Catherine’s rule, Russia expanded by 200,000 square miles. Of course, not all of those miles were obtained from their occupants willingly or peacefully ...

ODESA, Ukraine - A large monument to former Russian empress Catherine the Great was removed from a central square in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and replaced with the flag of Ukraine. Video ...

This very much matched Catherine’s intellectual prowess, and the two women often discussed new ideas. The great blight on Dashkova’s adolescent life was her polar opposite older sister, Elizaveta.

Catherine the Great monument in Odesa, Ukraine on Aug. 15, 2021 (Ruslan Harutyunov/Shutterstock) Sign up to receive our latest updates! ... crowned Catherine II, empress regnant of Russia, ...

A statue of 18th-century Russian Empress Catherine the Great was dismantled in the Ukrainian city of Odesa on the night of December 28-29 as Russia continues to wage war in Ukraine.

A monument to former Russian empress Catherine the Great was removed from a central Odesa square and replaced with the flag of Ukraine early on Dec. 29, 2022. Credit: Suspilne News via Storyful.