#340 | Catherine The Great | Russia’s Fearless Empress
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Catherine the Great - Part II
Catherine had a stroke and died the following day. Her son Paul took the throne, being sure to burn her papers in case she had written him out of her will. He dug up Peter and gave him the state funeral he never received. And then, Chukhora, ordered for his mother and father to be buried next to one another. Catherine was condemned to be alongside her hated husband for eternity. But not without leaving a monumental impact on her beloved adopted country of Russia. She had expanded the land of the empire, strengthened its economy, and transformed it into a modern European power that would rival its contemporaries. Much like Elizabeth I, Catherine had subtly adapted her image to portray herself
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