In 1745, after being received into the Russian Orthodox Church, and changing her name to Catherine, she married Grand Duke Peter, grandson of Peter the Great and heir to the Russian throne.

A Russian general who was wanted by Ukraine for using chemical munitions was killed by a remotely detonated bomb in Moscow on Tuesday, Russian authorities said.

Catherine the Great moved to a foreign land as a teenager and became one of the most important leaders in history. Known for ...

Caterina finds out that her husband Peter Tzar of Russia, is plotting to kill her. She sets Count Orlov free from prison, Peter's sworn enemy, becomes empress of Russia and leads the Cossacks army ...

The 33-year-old beauty from Crimea beat 35 other married women over the age of 27 in the finals. At the contest, she appeared ...

It is also a love story between the most extraordinary woman and man of the age. The longest-serving female ruler in Russian history and one of the most significant monarchs of modern Europe, ...

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Security researchers believe a Russia-based disinformation group amplified and added to the frenzy of social media conspiracies about the Princess of Wales's health. In the days before Catherine ...

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John Paul Jones, cashed in on his service and fame as a war hero to command a Russian warship for Catherine the Great. Jones, a native of Scotland, arrived in Fredericksburg, Va., in 1774 and was ...