The period when the imperial throne was occupied by the majestic Catherine II is rightly called the "Golden Age" of the Russian Empire. Managed to significantly replenish the treasury, double the army and the number of ships of the line. Therefore, the figure of Catherine II is of great interest in society. Next, we suggest looking at 100 interesting and surprising facts about Catherine II.
1. Catherine the Great was born on April 21, 1729 in the city of Stettin.
2. New orders at the court were immediately introduced after Catherine's accession to the throne.
3. Every day at 5 am the Russian queen got up.
4. Catherine was indifferent to fashion.
5. The Russian queen was a creative person, so she often wrote various talented plays.
6. During the reign of Catherine, the number of the Russian population increased by 14,000,000.
7. Catherine expanded the boundaries of the empire, modernized the army and government agencies.
8. Emelyan Pugachev was executed by order of the tsarina.
9. Catherine was fond of the Buddhist faith.
10. The queen carried out a compulsory vaccination of the population against smallpox.
11. Ekaterina did not know Russian grammar well, so she often made many mistakes in words.
12. The Empress had a frenzied craving for tobacco.
13. Catherine loved to do needlework: she embroidered and knitted.
14. The Empress knew how to play billiards and carve figures from wood and amber.
15. Ekaterina was simple and friendly in dealing with people.
16. For her grandson Alexander I, the tsarina independently made a suit pattern.
17. Only one punishment was carried out during the entire period of the empress's reign.
18. According to legend, Catherine died while taking cold foot baths.
19. At home, the queen received an education, studied French and German, as well as singing and dancing.
20. Catherine was a supporter of the ideas of the Enlightenment.
21. The Empress was having an affair with the Polish diplomat Poniatowski.
22. Catherine gave birth to her son Alexei from Count Orlov.
23. In 1762, Catherine independently proclaimed herself an autocratic empress.
24. The queen was an excellent expert on people and a subtle psychologist.
25. The "golden age" of the Russian nobility was precisely during the reign of Catherine.
26. The queen valued her power more than anything else.
27. Catherine was an opponent of serfdom.
28. The days and hours of the Empress's reception were constant.
29. “The mistress of these places does not tolerate coercion” - the inscription on the shield at the entrance to the palace.
30. Catherine had an attractive and cute appearance.
31. The Empress was famous for her balanced character.
32. About 90 rubles were spent on the daily food of the queen.
33. According to historians, there were 13 men in Catherine's life.
34. For her future tombstone, the Empress independently compiled an epitaph.
35. One day Catherine allowed a sailor to marry a black girl.
36. All legislative activity lay solely on the shoulders of the Russian empress.
37. More than 216 new cities appeared during the reign of Catherine.
38. The Empress made changes in the administrative division of the state.
39. Was created "company of Amazons" to meet Catherine in the Crimea.
40. Paper money first began to be issued during the reign of the empress.
41. During the reign of Catherine the first state banks and savings banks appeared.
42. For the first time in Russian history at that time, a national debt of 34 million rubles appeared.
43. Nobles asked to be enrolled in the Germans as a reward for good service.
44. Migrants from other countries were allowed to choose their own provinces.
45. Orlov himself selected the best favorites for Catherine.
46. For the first time there was a reformed system of government during the empress's time.
47. During the palace coup, Catherine managed to take the throne.
48. During the reign of the tsarina, Russia became one of the culturally developed countries.
49. Catherine grew up as an inquisitive and active girl who wanted to know everything.
50. The Empress, having arrived in Russia, immediately began to study Orthodoxy, the Russian language and traditions.
51. The famous preacher Simon Todorsky was the teacher of Catherine.
52. The Empress studied Russian at an open window on cold winter evenings so that she fell ill with pneumonia.
53. In 1745, Catherine was married to Peter.
54. There was no conjugal intimacy between Catherine and Peter.
55. In 1754, Catherine gives birth to her son Paul.
56. The Empress was very fond of reading books on various topics.
57.SV Saltykov was the real father of the son of Catherine.
58. In 1757, the empress gives birth to her daughter Anna.
59. Catherine ordered to dissolve the Zaporozhye Sich.
60. The Empress was well aware that the power of the state depends precisely on constant military action.
61. At 11 pm the queen's working day ended.
62. The military received more than 7 rubles of the state salary during the reign of Catherine.
63. Lightly salted cucumbers and boiled beef were the Empress's favorite dishes.
64. Currant fruit drink was Catherine's favorite drink.
65. Apples were the Empress's favorite fruit.
66. Katerina did not really follow a healthy lifestyle.
67. The Empress was engaged in knitting and embroidery on canvas every afternoon.
68. Every day the empress wore an ordinary simple dress without luxurious decoration.
69. At a mature age, Catherine had an attractive appearance.
70. In 1762, Catherine the Great was crowned.
71. The first meeting with the future husband took place in the castle of the bishop of Lubeck.
72. At sixteen, Catherine married Tsarevich Peter.
73. For breakfast, the empress liked to drink black coffee with cream.
74. Catherine's working day began at exactly nine in the morning.
75. Two unsuccessful marriages were on the account of the empress.
76. Catherine sent all her favorites to retirement if she lost interest in them.
77. In recent years, the Empress thought more and more about her children and grandchildren.
78. The army doubled during the reign of Catherine.
79. It was during the reign of the empress that money was first issued.
80. Catherine was numbered among the lama of Buryatia.
81. The empress's policy led to the growth of the territory of Russia.
82. A sufficient number of films were filmed in honor of the Empress.
83. Catherine had a craving for a variety of knowledge.
84. At 33, the empress officially ascended the throne after a coup d'état.
85. New directions of medicine developed intensively during the reign of Catherine.
86. The practice of inoculating smallpox was the most famous act of the Empress.
87. A clinic with special treatment methods has been built specifically for patients with syphilis.
88. The number of industrial enterprises doubled during the reign of the queen.
89. Catherine was fond of painting and bought a collection of 225 canvases by French artists.
90. The Empress begins her journey along the Volga in 1767 with a desire to get acquainted with Eastern culture.
91. Catherine was a pragmatic statesman and an intelligent politician.
92. The Empress arrived in Russia at the age of fourteen.
93. On average, Ekaterina slept no more than five hours a day.
94. There are many legends about the empress's sexual exploits.
95. From the first years of her stay in Russia, Ekaterina tried to adopt its culture and traditions.
96. The Empress was wise and self-confident, managed to improve the level of development and well-being of the population.
97. Ekaterina was poorly oriented in the environment, as she grew up in a rather poor family.
98. The Empress knew the psychological subtleties, so she always behaved in a friendly and polite manner.
99. Catherine never loved her lawful husband Peter.
100. Catherine the Great died on November 17, 1796.
