She was the mother of three kings of France and the legendary Queen Margot. She was nicknamed the “Black Widow” and was denounced as a “poisoner” and “warloc...

The young princess Sofia-Augusta dreamed of endless Russia, a loving husband, and how she would become a good queen. The luxurious wedding ended. Three years...

The collection contains translations of articles by David Griffiths, one of the best experts on the history of Russia in the 18th century. The author recreat...

Does the railway bridge in Przemysl not blown up in 1918 haunt you? Do you think history could have taken a different path at this point? Well, forward and t...

The dissatisfaction with Emperor Peter III in the army was so great that a conspiracy matured. The soul of the conspiracy was officer Grigory Orlov and his b...

From the very minute that fourteen-year-old Princess Sophia of Anhalt-Zerbst agreed to marry the heir to the Russian throne, she found herself at the epicent...

Built for combat, this ship, by the will of fate, never fired a single shot in battle, although its service was replete with firing training. But three decad...

Ekaterina Furtseva remained in Russian history as “Catherine III”. Thus, she was associated with Catherine II and with Ekaterina Dashkova, who headed the St....

About the life and achievements of Catherine II, German by nationality and Lutheran by faith. The book is intended for a wide range of readers. When creating...

The heroine of this book called her life a novel, albeit a very sad one. Researchers often paid attention to the second part of the statement, forgetting abo...

The book for the first time completely collects the personal correspondence of Catherine II and G. A. Potemkin (1162 letters). The letters testify to the gre...

It was not for nothing that Empress Catherine II was called the Great. During the years of her reign, much changed in Russia: the state grew with new lands, ...