A detailed introduction of Catherine II

Born in Stedding, Prussia, 1729, formerly known as Sophie Augusta frederica, is the daughter of the German Duke of anhalt-Zerbust. She is also a descendant of Tver, the first grand duke of the Rylik dynasty in Russia [1] 1744. She was chosen by Russian Queen Elizabeth Petrovsky as the fiancee of Peter ulrich (Peter III), heir to the throne. 1745, she married Peter and converted to the Orthodox Church, and changed her name to yekaterina. When she first arrived in Russia, she studied Russian hard. Later, it gradually gained the support of some troops. Because Peter III had another lover, yekaterina's status as queen was threatened to be abolished, so he led the praetorian guard to launch a coup in 1762 and ascended the throne.

Catherine II had close contacts with French thinkers such as Voltaire and Diderot. 1767 In the summer, a meeting of the drafting committee of the new code was convened, and the Queen's instructions were announced, advocating enlightened autocracy, strict rule of law and equality before the law. Although she wanted to improve the serfdom, she failed because of the opposition of the nobles. In addition, she also revised the local administrative system and judicial system. With the strengthening of aristocratic power, the living conditions of farmers and serfs deteriorated. The Pugachev Uprising took place from 1773 to 1775.

In foreign policy, Poland was divided up three times, the Black Sea coast was captured by Turkey, and the Crimean Khanate was annexed. After the death of potemkin, her favorite and lover, her policy of going south to rebuild the Byzantine Empire was frustrated. In addition, in the lower reaches of the Volga River, she tried to establish a buffer zone between Russians and local ethnic groups, and encouraged people from Germanic areas to emigrate at that time to form the Volga River Germans. However, some oppressed Mongolians in the local area began to move eastward in the1770s and came to China in the1780s, so they were called Turks.

During this period, Russia became one of the most powerful countries in Europe. Yekaterina is honored as "the Great", that is, one of the two emperors in Russian history (the other is Peter the Great). 1796 died in Pushkin.