Russian Empire

Ё: The Russian Letter Born From a Palace Coup

A fourteen-year-old girl sat on the Russian throne for six hours in 1774—and nobody outside the palace ever knew.

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Russian Empire18th CenturyWomen in PowerCatherine The GreatEkaterina DashkovaLinguisticsPalace CoupsEastern Europe

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