Vladislav Gomann·Jul 28America and the Russian EmpireHow Catherine the Great Indirectly Helped Americans Win Their Freedom
Phil Tufi·May 21The First Cow Came Back WrongA novel of Catherine the Great, Prince Potemkin, and the doors beneath Russia
Vladislav Gomann·Feb 2Catherine the Great — the ultimate sugar mommy of the 18th centuryThe reign of Catherine II was undoubtedly one of the most brilliant periods in the history of the Russian Empire. The flourishing of…
Vladislav Gomann·Oct 17, 2025An apoplectic stroke of the snuffbox to the temple — a story of Emperor Paul the FirstMisunderstood Genius or Mad King
Jenifer Dale·Sep 2, 2025Rereading The Royal Diaries Series As An Adult: Catherine: The Great Journey, Russia, 1743Spoilers Ahead
Vladislav Gomann·Jul 30, 2025Catherine the great- not a perfect mother, but the great grannyHow Russian Empress “invented” onesie.
Peggy Jones·Jul 3, 2025The Lie About Catherine the Great and the HorseA smear campaign disguised as history — how one of Europe’s most powerful women became the butt of a lie that just won’t dieA response icon1A response icon1
Patrick Bruskiewich·Jan 31, 2024Only the Women of Russia Can Save the Russian FederationThis is the French artist David’s famous painting of the Sabine women forcing and end to a senseless conflict. It is a monumental painting…A response icon4A response icon4
Ani·Nov 13, 2023Catherine II’s Crimea: geopolitics and imperial messianismDespite her desire to be perceived as an enlightened despot by her Western neighbors, Catherine II possessed an immense appetite for…
Markrapley·Jul 11, 2023Strong leaders with feet of clay and the rest of us with nuclear nerves…..Catherine the Great of Russia made the self — serving observation that Russia was such a vast territory that it could only be ruled by one…