Includes bibliographical references (pages 577-599) and index
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A German princess -- A painful marriage -- Seduction, motherhood, and confrontation -- "The time has come!" -- Empress of Russia -- Pote Potemkin and favoritism -- "My name is Catherine the Second."
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Presents a reconstruction of the eighteenth-century empress's life that covers her efforts to engage Russia in the cultural life of Europe, her creation of the Hermitage, and her numerous scandal-free romantic affairs