Catherine the Great. Catherine II of Russia (1729-1796) was the longest-ruling female leader of Russia, reigning from 1762 until her death in 1796. Portrait by Mikhail Shibanov, 1787.

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Catherine the Great. Catherine II of Russia (1729-1796) was the longest-ruling female leader of Russia, reigning from 1762 until her death in 1796. Portrait by Mikhail Shibanov, digitally restored and retouched

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