A Course in Russian History by Vasili O. Kliuchevsky

A Course in Russian History by Vasili O. Kliuchevsky

Author:Vasili O. Kliuchevsky
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781317478218
Publisher: Taylor and Francis


Catherine As a Young Girl. Engraving by Rosina Lischevska, 1740.

Empress Elizabeth. Portrait by Vigilius Ericksen.

Grand Duke Peter. Portrait by Georg Groot.

Grand Duchess Catherine. Portrait by Georg Groot.

Catherine II in Her Coronation Attire. Portrait by Stefano Torelli.

Empress Catherine II. Portrait by Fyodor Rokotov.

Empress Catherine II. Portrait by Johann Baptist Lampi.

Empress Catherine II in Traveling Clothes. Portrait by Michael Shibanov.

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1. See chapter I, note 5.

2. N.D. Chechulin, ed., Nakaz Imperatritsy Ekateriny II (The Instruction of Empress Catherine II) (St. Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, 1907).

3. A reference to a fable by Ivan Krylov. See chapter 4, note 3.

4. The traditional phrase “the sovereign’s word and deed” was used in accusations of sedition or treason.



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