catherine the_great Quotes
Empress of Russia
catherine the_great was empress of russia from Russia
“Power means nothing without the trust of the people.”— catherine the_great
Catherine wrote this in her Nakaz in 1767. She came to power through a coup, with no legal claim to the throne. She understood that her rule rested not on bloodline, but on the army, the court, and the people accepting her as their ruler. Trust was the only legitimacy she had.
The Story of catherine
The empress
Catherine died on November 17, 1796, from a stroke. She was 67. No woman had ruled Russia longer. Under her, the empire's population grew from 23 to 37 million, and its territory expanded by 518,000 square kilometers. A German girl who arrived in Russia without the language and without allies became one of the most powerful rulers in European history.
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