The Empress of Art: Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia Susan Jaques. Pegasus, $28.95 (480p) ISBN 978-1-60598-972-3 ...

Vladimir Putin likened himself to the revered 17th century tsar, and drew parallels between his invasion of Ukraine and Peter the Great's quest to "reclaim" Russian lands from neighboring countries.

Here are just a few of the ways this “enlightened despot”—a German-born princess who came to power by overthrowing her husband—changed Russia forever. Season 3 of The Great sees Catherine ...

He married the future Catherine the Great in 1745. Empress Elizabeth arranged the pairing, and was anxious for Peter to have an heir. She chose Catherine (then a minor German Princess named Sophie ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin compared himself to Peter the Great, the nation's first emperor, last week because they each sought to capture land they believed belonged to Russia. Putin's ...

Any understanding of modern Russia really must go back 200 years to Peter the Great. More specifically, to his travels to the West from which he brought back to his motherland feats of science ...