The Partitions of Poland and the colonization of Alaska took place during the reign of this friend of (*) Grigory Potemkin, who came to power after the death of her husband, Peter III.
According to legend, one advisor to this ruler built some fake villages along the Dnieper River before a visit to the newly-acquired Crimea region. The Partitions of Poland and the colonization of Alaska took place during the reign of this friend of (*) Grigory Potemkin, who came to power after the death of her husband, Peter III. For 10 points, name this 18th century "enlightened despot," an Empress of Russia.
According to legend, one advisor to this ruler built some fake villages along the Dnieper River before a visit to the newly-acquired Crimea region.
Catherine the Great or Catherine II