Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie Condition:Used Their “research” sessions blur the

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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie Condition:Used Their “research” sessions blur theBorn into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into Empress of Russia by sheer determination. Possessing a brilliant mind and an insatiable curiosity as a young woman, she devoured the works of Enlightenment philosophers and, when she reached the throne, attempted to use their principles to guide her rule of the vast and backward Russian empire. She knew or corresponded with the preeminent historical figures of her time: Voltaire,