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 ...

Russia’s longest-ruling female leader, Catherine II — better known as Catherine the Great — was a force to be reckoned with. Coming to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter III, Catherine was ...

Catherine The Great: Empress of Russia Catherine II championed the ideas of the Enlightenment during her 34-year reign. How did a German princess from a minor noble family become the empress of Russia ...

And so we come to our second quality television series about Catherine II of Russia in the space of seven months, “The Great,” with a marvelous Elle Fanning as the 18th century Russian empress. (Helen ...

HBO's limited series Catherine the Great will introduce viewers to the ambitious Russian empress Catherine II, who reigned for an astonishing 34 years, the longest a woman has held the throne in the ...

In HBO’s “Catherine the Great,” Mirren portrays the 18th-century Russian empress at the height of her powers. By Julia Jacobs In the first episode of the HBO mini-series “Catherine the Great,” the ...

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 image as ...

This cinematic retelling of history makes the epoch of Catherine II come alive. And despite a number of historical flaws and inaccuracies, HBO manages to accomplish its key objective, which is to awe ...

She was the most powerful woman in the world. An avid reader who maintained lengthy correspondence with the leading philosophers of her day. She wrote plays, works of children’s literature, and a ...

We got together with the leading expert on Catherine II to give you the lowdown on the new HBO miniseries. Was it a faithful retelling of events? Or did American filmmakers resort to butchering ...