History of Russia: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev

The Age of Empresses: Catherine the Great (1x4)

Air date: Mar 23, 2022

After Peter died in 1725, Russia was ruled by women—Peter's daughter, Elizabeth, and Catherine the Great—for most of the rest of the century. This lecture discusses their efforts to continue Westernizing reforms and the ethos of power in each of their reigns.