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Namn enligt folkbokföringen: Anhalt-Zerbst, Sophie Friederike von
Russia, Catherine II, Empress of
Andra namn: Sophie Friederike von Anhalt-Zerbst
Födelsedag: 1729-05-02
Avled: 1796-11-17
Begravningsplats: Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Fortress, St Petersburg, Russia
Kön: female
Nationalitet: Germany (Anhalt-Zerbst, Prussia)
Russia(marriage)
Land (för karta): Germany
Russia
Födelseort: Stettin, Pomerania
Dödsort: St Petersburg, Russian Empire
Bostadsorter: Anhalt-Zerbst, German Empire
St Petersburg, Russian Empire
Utbildning: governess
tutors
Yrken: Empress of Russia (1762-1796)
Empress Consort of Russia (1761-1762)
Relationer: Dashkova, Ekaterina (friend, lady-in-waiting)
Organisationer: House of Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp
Kort biografi: After an unlikely beginning as Sophie Friederike Auguste, daughter of a minor prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (Prussia), she married the future Russian Emperor Peter III and then seized power from him in 1762. Thereafter, she reigned alone as Empress Catherine II until her death. She expanded the Russian Empire and helped modernize it, furthering the efforts of Peter the Great. An interesting note: Her son the Emperor Paul I hated his mother so much that he enacted a rule that no woman could ever again inherit the Russian throne.

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The Memoirs of Catherine the Great (Modern Library… av Catherine the Great

Book covers years 1728 thru 1759. I think it was pretty dry and book really doesn't need prologue of 100 pages.

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Elysianfield | 3 andra recensioner | Mar 30, 2013 |

The memoirs of Catherine the Great av Empress of Russia Catherine

Easily readable translation. A fascinating look into the seemingly petty, yet vicious maneuvring that Catherine dealt with at the court of her husband's aunt, the Empress Elizaveta Petrovna. Of course she stops the memoir before it gets really interesting, that is before her coup against her own husband Peter III.

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Marse | 3 andra recensioner | Oct 4, 2008 |

The Memoirs of Catherine the Great av Catherine the Great

An interesting (if clearly skewed) historical read. I was amused by her utter lack of detail in some aspects of life (such as illness, her children) and the minutia which she felt the need to relate in other areas (lineage, clothing). Odd that her last memoir (this is the third of three) deals entirely with her life before becoming empress.

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barefeet4 | 3 andra recensioner | May 27, 2008 |

The Memoirs of Catherine the Great (Modern Library)

This book includes an actual memoir written by Catherine the Great herself which spans the period 1728 - 1759. While this text provides a detailed preface which sets the stage and context for the memoir to follow, the memoir itself only tells a fraction of the story. Most obviously, it feels too short because it ends before Catherine's 1762 coup. I recommend reading a biography of Catherine the Great immediately following or at the same time as reading this memoir, to get the full picture. Catherine was, after all, writing in part to justify her coup and subsequent reign, so the memoir hides more than it reveals.… (mer)

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Meggo | 3 andra recensioner | Feb 15, 2006 |

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