Catherine made many other attempts to link herself to the French philosophes: she offered to publish the Encyclopédie in Russia, arranged for several of Voltaire's plays to be produced at the Court of St. Petersburg, asked for copies of his complete works, and invited him to come to Russia.
Catherine membuat banyak upaya lain untuk menghubungkan dirinya dengan filsuf Prancis ini: ia menawarkan untuk mempublikasikan Encyclopedie di Rusia, mengatur beberapa drama Voltaire agar diproduksi di Istana St. Petersburg, meminta salinan dari karya lengkapnya, dan mengundangnya untuk datang ke Rusia.