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 ...

In her 34-year tenure as Russia’s sovereign, Catherine the Great expanded the country’s borders south and west, codified national law, squelched a spate of uprisings, and propagated Enlightenment ...

Catherine the Great Season 1 is a historical drama that focuses on the life of Catherine the Great, her rise to fame, and her reign as the most influential and powerful empress in the Russian Empire.

The Trump-Putin summit will take place in a former Russian colony that the United States bought for $7.2 million in 1867. Here’s how the deal came together and why its legacy matters. By Mike Ives In ...

The history of the formation of the personality of the Catherine the Great from the moment of her arrival in Russia as the bride of Grand Duke Peter Fyodorovich to her ascension to the Russian throne.