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Russian empress in 1762. During her reign, Russia expanded its borders, made many political reforms, increased the religious toleration, and modernized exponentially, earning her the title of “Enlightened Despot.” She died on November 17, 1796 in Tsarskoye Selo, or what is now Pushkin. Catherine, started out as a minor German princess. Her birth name was Sophie Friederike Auguste, and she grew up in Stettin in a small feudal state called Anhalt-Zebst. Her father, Christian August, was a prince of these

Catherine the Great was known to be a 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

Bolor-Erdene Tseren WRI 1200 10/14/2012 The Amber Room Three hundred years ago, there was a great treasure, which was built by human hands. It is called the Amber Room. Art experts from Germany said it should be the 8th wonder of world due to its beauty. History, when recorded, is evidence that shows that the past actually happened. However, the Amber Room did not have the fate to stay in a physical form and became one of the interesting mysteries of the century. Many researchers are interested

The morning of April 1st was sunny and bright; the ground was moist and flowers of vibrant colors were blooming. The olive green trees were swaying in a gentle breeze and the river by the village was teeming with fish. A rainbow glowed against the blue sky, catching every villagers’ attention. The villagers of Shiveria had begun to assemble at the center of the village where the annual lottery was being held. Because of the town’s small population of 400 people, the lottery would probably take less

Chronological/Timeline:Catherine The Great Власть без доверия народа - ничто. Vlast' bez doveriya naroda - nichto. Power without a nation’s confidence is nothing. I was born in Stettin, Prussia (now Poland) May 2, 1729. My birth name was Sophia Augusta Fredericka of Anhalt-Zerbst. I had a brother that died at 12, and my father died when I was very young, after which my mother used me to improve her social standing. My mother took me to St. Petersburg where I met Peter; we were engaged in June 1744

Born on May 2, 1729, in Stettin Prussia, 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

Russian poet, short-story writer, novelist, and dramatist commonly considered as Russia's greatest poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Born into an aristocratic family, Pushkin attended school at the prestigious Imperial Lyceum at Tsarskoye Selo from 1811-1817, where, at age 15, he published his first poem and impressed the renowned poet Gavrila Derzhavin. He followed the traditional aristocratic career path by taking a post in the foreign service office in St. Petersburg after his graduation

shooting as many as a thousand protesters in a panic, was a short term effect. It was just after a strike involving 111,000 workers and was responded by large numbers of troops to guard public works. Although Nicholas was at the Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo, he was still heavily blamed for the deaths, perhaps unfairly as he of course did not directly order the soldiers to fire upon the protesters. It was most likely due to the soldiers’ inexperience when handling protests so they handled it as if

Alexander II also established trial by jury, relinquishing authority to a judicial system independent of the the autocracy. However, the influence of socialism had spread to St. Petersburg intellectuals from Germany and France, and Constitutionalism was seen as insufficient. The importance of political system became less important, as concerns over social and economic forces moved to the forefront. Socialism seemed appealing to Westernizers due to the application of modern European thought, while

What- exactly- happened in the Russian Revolution? http://www.history.com/topics/russian-revolution The Bolsheviks were a faction of the Russian socialist movement that emerged in 1904 after a dispute in the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party between Vladimir Lenin and Julius Martov, leading to the party splitting into two factions, one being the Mensheviks (Russian for “The Minority”) and the other being the Bolsheviks (Russian for “The Majority”). Lenin wanted a strict system where power