This ruler was in power during an uprising in the Kazan region known as Pugachev's Rebellion.
This ruler was in power during an uprising in the Kazan region known as Pugachev's Rebellion. This ruler led a coup against Peter III and was in power during all three partitions of Poland. One advisor to this ruler supposedly ordered the construction of fake (*) villages to impress her during a national tour. This ruler was advised by Grigory Potemkin and embraced the writings of such men as Denis Diderot and Voltaire. For 10 points, name this enlightened empress of Russia.
This ruler was in power during an uprising in the Kazan region known as Pugachev's Rebellion.
{Catherine II} of Russia [or {Catherine} the {Great}; or {Yekaterina Alekseyevna}; or {Yekaterina}