num_pages: 698
description: Assesses the reign of Empress Catherine II, her attempts to promote judicial reform, art, and education, and the political corruption and excessive military spending that hindered her efforts
language: English
title: Russia in the Age of Catherine the Great
titlecomplete: Russia in the Age of Catherine the Great
characters: Platon Zubov, Frederick the Great, Catherine the Great, Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Nikita Ivanovich Panin, Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Peter III of Russia, Frederick William III of Prussia, Zakhar Chernyshev, Pyotr Rumyantsev, Alexander Bezborodko, Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov, Alexander I of Russia, Peter the Great, Grigory Potemkin, Grigory Orlov, Paul I of Russia
genres: Historical, History, 18th Century, Russian History, European History, Russia, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 50
publisher: Yale Univ Pr