Russian President Vladimir Putin insists that at least the southern part of Ukraine is “Novorossiya” — territory conquered by Potemkin, annexed by Catherine II and rightfully part of his ...

Catherine II, or Catherine the Great , (ruled 1762 Ü1769) brought European neoclassical art and architecture to Russia, and French culture and language dominated the life of the nobility and the ...

She was the mother of three kings, the wife of another and the niece of a powerful pope and those links aren’t even the most ...

The Zubovsky wing was built at the end of the 18th century by architect Yuri Felten. It housed the private chambers of Empress Catherine II — eight halls designed by architects Charles Cameron and ...

The Medici family was one of the most powerful Italian families during the Renaissance era, particularly when Catherine de ...

It was on April 19 (April 8 by the old calendar) of 1783 that Empress Catherine II, better known as Catherine the Great, signed a manifesto incorporating Crimea, the Taman Peninsula and the Kuban ...

It was founded by the decree of Empress Catherine II in 1773. Centuries-old traditions are combined here with modern teaching methods and the university’s facilities are considered among the best in ...

In 1745, after being received into the Russian Orthodox Church, and changing her name to Catherine, she married Grand Duke Peter, grandson of Peter the Great and heir to the Russian throne.