Catherine the Great and Potemkin

This book delves into one of history's most significant love stories, that of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory Potemkin.

It details their passionate and creative partnership, which was both sensual and visionary.

The biography, based on extensive research including their intimate letters, reveals how they seized Ukraine and Crimea, defining the Russian empire.

The author captures the genius of these two Enlightenment figures, their political achievements, and the unique arrangement they developed to balance their personal and public lives.