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The Breathtaking Hermitage Museum, Filled With Treasures Like the Kolyvan Vase and the Peacock Clock, First Opened to the Public on This Day in 1852
Russia’s palatial institution is now the second largest in the world, with an impressive collection of three million objects ...
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Catherine the Great (1729 – 1796)
Catherine's major influences on her adopted country were in expanding Russia's borders and continuing the process of Westernisation begun by Peter the Great. During her reign she extended the ...
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Civ 7: How To Win A Cultural Victory With Catherine The Great
Catherine the Great can achieve Civilization 7's Cultural Victory with Greece, Norman, and Russia as her civilizations of choice during each Age.
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Hermitage Museum and the Winter Palace
Catherine the Great founded the Hermitage Museum in 1764 as a place to house her private art collection. The main museum complex comprises six buildings, including the Winter Palace, which was the ...
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About Catherine The Great
Taken from Catherine at birth and raised by his great aunt, Empress Elizabeth, and tutor, Minister Panin, Paul never formed a loving relationship with Catherine. The brutal, conniving and ambitious ...