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Empress Anna Of Russia
1,377 wordsRussia is a nation with a rich past and a history of royalty that cannot be compared with any other in the world. There were memorable rulers, including Catherine and Peter the Great, and rulers that Russia and the rest of the world would like to forget, such as Ivan the Terrible. However short their reign, or how seemingly insignificant their actions, all have had an effect on Russias history and have left plenty of colorful images to be written down into history books. One can argue about how ...
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Catherine The Great European Countries
1,121 wordsThe woman who was to become Catherine the Great was born Sophie Augusta Fredericka. During her teen years Sophie blossomed into a beautiful young woman and had excellent health. She later went on to marry Peter III the future emperor and grandson of Peter the Great. During her reign as empress Catherine encountered many conflicts, which she surpassed so successfully that even now so many years after her death she is still remembered. Even though she was known to have many lovers during her lifet...
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Peter The Great Ivan The Terrible
1,425 wordsRussia is a nation with a rich past and a history of royalty that cannot be compared with any other in the world. There were memorable rulers, including Catherine and Peter the Great, and rulers that Russia and the rest of the world would like to forget, such as Ivan the Terrible. However short their reign, or how seemingly insignificant their actions, all have had an effect on Russia? s history and have left plenty of colorful images to be written down into history books. One can argue about ho...
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Catherine The Great Alexander Iii
3,380 wordsTHE RUSSIAN MONARCHY For each generation to react against the generation before it is a characteristic of many reigning dynasties; but particularly of the Russian Imperial House in the century following the death of Catherine the Great, when autocratic Tsars alternated with Tsars who were liberal as inevitably as Fredericks alternated with Christians on the Throne of Denmark. Catherines son, Paul I, who reigned from 1796 to 1801, was autocratic; and it can often be said to have reacted against h...
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