Paul I of Russia

russian empress who ruled the longer than any other women during her time. She was born May 2nd 1729 in Szczecin, Poland .Catherine reigned from July 9th 1762 until November 17th 1796 when she died. She died in Tsarskoye Selo, which is now Pushkin Russia. One of the most shocking facts about “Catherine the Great” is that her name isn't even Catherine. Her birth name is Sophie Friederike Auguste. Catherine the Great started out as a minor German princess. She grew up in Stettin and her father, Christian

Catherine the Great BORN: May 2, 1729 in Stettin, Prussia (now Szczecin, Poland) DIED: November 6, 1796 near Saint Petersburg, Russia [IMAGE] A Russian Empress for thirty-four years, during which Russia became a world super-power. When Catherine II, seized the Russian throne from her less-than-perfect husband, Peter III, she had absolutely no right to it! She wasn't even born a Russian, nor was her name Catherine at first. In fact, her birth name

Meyer 1 Hayley Meyer Mrs. Corley History 7 9 May 2017 Catherine the Great Catherine the Great ruled Russia with an iron fist, she knew the secrets of how to gain the love of her people and how to please the nobles of her land. Catherine was able to get away treason and murder and still keep her crown. She learned the delicate art of deception at a very young age. Catherine II, or Catherine the Great as she is more often called, was born on May 2, 1729 in Stettin, Prussia, she became the Russian

Catherine the Manipulator Known as one of the greatest rulers in history, Catherine the Great was a complex, dignified, and, most importantly, calculatingly intelligent woman. Despite the negative connotations that come with a word like “calculating,” in Catherine’s case it was an important trait to have; it was the close scrutiny and pressure imposed upon her as a royal female figure that forced Catherine to constantly have the upper hand and look out for herself no matter the cost or the method

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 lifetime and had three illegitimate children two of who survived, her strong spirit, willingness to make Russia a better place, and her political victories made her one of the greatest empress ever.      Throughout her reign as

Nicholas I can easily be compared to the story of Yertle the Turtle. Both Yertle and Nicholas have similar qualities that can be exemplified. Nicholas I and Yertle are power hungry and in their very different environments, show greed, a bit of arrogance, intolerance and corruption. Yertle the Turtle began his life as a very happy little turtle. He was king of a nice clean pond , where everyone had plenty of warm water and enough food to eat.. However, he decided this was not enough. Whether it

The Memoirs of Princess Dashkova Analysis Eloquent, brilliant, unorthodox, poise, and loyal – all of these unique characteristics allowed Dashkova to gain the highest regard among the members of the elite society and more importantly, to earn the respect of Catherine the Great. Dashkova is a peculiar female character. She’s fully narcissistic, but at the same time, rejects her recognition and claims herself as unworthy of the credits Catherine II had given her. In her autobiography The Memoirs of

Do you know anyone who has been in a world war? Do you know what happens to people in war? The novel All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque is the story of the German man Paul and how he copes with the war and how he gets through it. World War 1 was an international conflict which lasted from 1914 to 1918. War transforms people in many ways and nobody except those who have experienced it can understand the terrors. War can change whole societies, how people live in it, and how it

structure of autocratic Russia. It was a period of regression, reform, revolution and eradication. Eradication of a blood line that had remained in rule for over 300 years; the Romanov Dynasty. The central figure of this eradication was Tsar Nicholas II, often described as an incompetent leader, absent of the “commanding personality nor the strong character and prompt decision which are so essential to an autocratic ruler...” (Sir G. Buchman, British ambassador to Russia from 1910 in H. Seton-Watson

Catherine was the daughter of German royalty, her parents were Christian August and Princess Johanna Elisabeth. In 1744, a letter arrived from Empress Elizabeth I of Russia, asking the young German princess to come to Russia for a visit, at the time Elizabeth was looking for an heir to her throne. So Catherine and her mother traveled to Russia, when they arrived, Catherine was very sick from the long journey and the Empress nursed the young princess back to health. Empress Elizabeth decided at this