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 ...

Empress Catherine II of Russia (1729-96) has long attracted popular interest for the remarkable achievements of her reign. Her extensive and assiduous efforts to cultivate and consolidate her ...

ODESA, Ukraine - A large monument to former Russian empress Catherine the Great was removed from a central square in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and replaced with the flag of Ukraine. Video ...

ODESA, Ukraine - A large monument to former Russian empress Catherine the Great was removed from a central square in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and replaced with the flag of Ukraine. Video ...

A statue of 18th-century Russian Empress Catherine the Great was dismantled in the Ukrainian city of Odesa on the night of December 28-29 as Russia continues to wage war in Ukraine.

Born Princess Sophie Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst in Stettin in 1729, Catherine the Great ruled as all-supreme Empress of Russia from December 25, 1761, until her death in 1796.

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 ...

A monument to former Russian empress Catherine the Great was removed from a central Odesa square and replaced with the flag of Ukraine early on Dec. 29, 2022. Credit: Suspilne News via Storyful.

Removal of the monument of the 18th-century ruler, who founded the city in 1794, marks a change in attitude towards Ukraine’s Soviet past A monument to Catherine the Great was torn down in Odesa ...