Catherine II, the Great

1729 – 1796

Expanded Russia, secularized church lands, reorganized provinces, and joined Enlightenment patronage to intensified serfdom and empire.

• 1729–1796

  Expanded Russia, secularized church lands, reorganized provinces, and joined Enlightenment patronage to intensified serfdom and empire

  Expanded Russia, secularized church lands, reorganized provinces, and joined Enlightenment patronage to intensified serfdom and empire.