Tag Archives: Russian History

Catherine The Great, One of a Kind (Part One)

Brought to Russia as fourteen-year-old Princess Sophia from a tiny German principality, she became Catherine the Great, the most powerful woman in Europe.

Peter III, Catherine’s husband
Catherine’s mother, Princess Johanna
The Empress Elizabeth
Frederick the Great
Grigori Orlov
Poniatowski
Catherine on the the balcony of the Winter Palace after she seized the throne from Peter III
Catherine, in the uniform of the Imperial Guard

Catherine the Great, One of a Kind (Part Two)

Brought to Russia as fourteen-year-old Princess Sophia from a tiny German principality, she became Catherine the Great, the most powerful woman in Europe.

Catherine’s coronation painting, wearing her remarkable crown
Pugachev, harassing captive nobles before their execution
Paul I, Catherine’s son and heir
Grigori Potemkin
Peterhof Palace
The Winter Palace and Hermitage Museum
The Bronze Horseman statue of Peter the Great

Catherine the Great, One of a Kind (Book and Music Information)

The books included in researching this podcast included, “Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman,” and

“Catherine the Great: A Short History,” by Isabel de Madariaga.

The music used in both intros is, “Procession,” by Geographer, and

the music included in both outros is, “Running Out,” by Patrick Patrikios