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12 - Tony Perrottet

Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan

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The Myth of Catherine of the Great

Catherine of the Great was sexually very active, which is quite unusual in a ruler and in a family open. For a woman to be a ruler of Russia was very beautiful. She checked her personal guard for their penis size. The French are very good at taking all these elements - she's gotten rid of her husband -- and turning them into an enemy figure that has to be demonized.

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