EncyclopediaCatherine IICatherine II or Catherine the Great,1729–96, czarina of Russia (1762–96). Sections in this article: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Catherine II from Fact Monster:
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