Question

Please help me!!! :) • What did the monarch of Catherine the Great accomplished and what is it best known for?

Answer 1

Made herself Empress of Russia.

· She extended the borders of Russia, acquiring the lands of Southern Ukraine and the Crimea.

· Won several wars, namely against the Ottoman Empire.

· She slowly went about reforming the government.

· Westernized Russia.

· Took away all rights of Serfs after a couple brutal rebellions.

· She directed the building of the Hermitage Museum.

· Founded the Smolny Institute for Noble Girls, the first of its kind.

· 1776 she created a major cultural institution, the Great Theater in Moscow.

· She established the Free Economic Society (1765) to encourage the modernization of agriculture and industry.

· She promoted trade and the development of underpopulated regions by inviting foreign settlers, and founding new towns.

· University of Moscow and Academy of Science became an internationally recognized learning center under her sponsorship.

· She also increased the number of state and private schools.

· She commissioned an impressive monument to Peter the Great - the Bronze Horseman.

Those are all of her great accomplishments! Hope I helped :)

Answer 2

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