Great Catherine. Stories about the Russian empress. Alekseev S.

Sergey Petrovich Alekseev (1922–2008) - a famous Russian writer who created a whole historical library for younger schoolchildren.

The book includes a cycle of stories about the Russian Empress Catherine II. The years of her reign are often called the "golden age" of the empire and the Russian nobility. Loud military victories, significant territorial growths, the violent economic rise finally contributed to the affirmation of Russia as one of the great powers of Europe.

However, the author is objective and writes not only about the glorious affairs of Catherine. He does not forget the most unpleasant pages of her reign: the murder of Peter III, the death of Emperor Ivan IV Antonovich, reprisals from Princess Tarakanova, suppression of the popular uprising of Emelyan Pugachev.

for primary and middle school age.