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Catherine the Great – Empress of Russia. In this episode of History Lessons, Minaev talks about: The Empress's foreign policy and favorites. The history of Russia. How is Catherine the Great's foreign policy connected to her personal life? Catherine the Great's first love and other affairs.

These facts about Empress Catherine II won't be shown in the series or taught in school history classes.

We would like to thank the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve for their assistance with filming.
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Episode Contents:
00:00 Why is the Empress's foreign policy directly linked to her personal life?
02:14 Catherine the Second's first love and the reasons for her refusal to marry Grigory Orlov
07:12 Catherine decided to make her former lover King of Poland
10:55 How was the Empress convinced to enter into an alliance with Frederick?
13:36 Russia becomes the guarantor of the Polish Constitution
15:51 The Polish Civil War and Suvorov's Victory
17:35 Count Orlov's Utopian Policy and the Battle of Chesma
23:44 Peace Talks in Focsani and the Cooling of Relations with Orlov
27:40 Suvorov Defeats the Turkish Troops
29:17 A Historical Anecdote about Orlov and Potemkin
30:04 Results of Russia's Foreign Policy During Its Relations with Orlov
33:19 Tsaritsyno and the Beginning of Catherine the Great's Relations with Potemkin
38:15 Why Did the Empress's Romance with Potemkin End?
41:45 Why Did Potemkin Want to Annex Crimea?
45:39 Catherine's New Love and the Attempt to Divide the Ottoman Empire
49:07 The Annexation of Crimea and the Discontent of European Countries
53:50 Catherine's Journey to Crimea and Potemkin Villages
56:33 The Amazon Company of Daughters of Greek Immigrants
58:13 The Death of Lanskoy and the Empress's Passing Favorites
59:08 The Russo-Turkish War and Catherine II's Young Favorite
01:03:31 Potemkin's Letter to Catherine and His Unambiguous Hints
01:05:07 Potemkin's Death and How It Affected the Empress
01:07:21 Catherine's Descendants in Buckingham Palace
01:12:25 The Absolute Triumph of the Russian Empire on the International Stage
01:14:21 The New Constitution of Poland and Its Partition by Neighboring Countries Countries
01:16:07 Toilet Seat from the Polish Throne
01:17:13 Why Can't Catherine Be Credited with the Transfer of Alaska to the United States?
01:18:18 The Last Years of the Great Empress's Reign
01:23:26 Platon Zubov's Desire to Become Like Potemkin
01:31:33 Zubov's Role in the Assassination of Paul I, Catherine the Great's Son
01:33:11 Golden Parachutes of Favorites
01:34:32 Why Was Catherine One of Russia's First Feminists?
01:35:56 The Death of Catherine the Great

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