Catherine the Great

Cultural  

1. An empress of Russia in the late eighteenth century who encouraged the cultural influences of western Europe in Russia and extended Russian territory toward the Black Sea. She is also known for her amorous intrigues, including affairs with members of her government.

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Example Sentences

Crimea was first annexed by Tsarist Russia under Catherine the Great in 1783 and largely remained part of Russia until Khrushchev's decision.

From BBC

She credits much of her fearlessness as a performer to her time spent on the Hulu series “The Great,” on which she played a fictionalized version of Russian empress Catherine the Great.

From Los Angeles Times

If he serves the full six years of his new term, he will become the longest serving Russian leader since Empress Catherine the Great in the 19th century.

From New York Times

It was the confidence of a leader who's already been in power for a quarter of a century and is set become the longest-serving Russian leader since Catherine the Great.

From BBC

If he sees the term through to its end, he will become the longest-serving Russian leader since Catherine the Great in the 1700s.

From New York Times