Russia: From the Vikings to the last tsar
A beginner's guide
Elizabeth and Catherine
Tsar Elizabeth
www.kings.edu/womens_history/elizabethtsar.html
Short biography of the daughter of Peter the Great, plus an annotated bibliography.
Elizabethan St Petersburg: A city of baroque grandeur
www.saint-petersburg.com/history/elizabet.asp
Article on the development of St Petersburg during the reign of Peter the Great's
daughter Elizabeth.
Peter III
www.encyclopedia.com/html/P/Peter3-R1us.asp
Encyclopaedia article on the ill-fated German tsar.
Empress Catherine II 'the Great'
www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/catherine.html
Lively article about the Russian ruler, on the Alexander Palace Time Machine website.
Modern History Sourcebook: Catherine the Great
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/18catherine.html
Excerpts from a number of primary sources, including Catherine's own proposals
for a new law code.
The 'grand city' of Catherine the Great
www.saint-petersburg.com/history/grandcity.asp
Short but authoritative article on the St Petersburg of the empress Catherine.
Catherine and Peter: The odd couple
www.historyhouse.com/in_history/catherine_one/
Catherine the Great's ascent
www.historyhouse.com/in_history/catherine_two/
Catherine the Great gets the History House treatment in two articles,
described as, respectively, 'Russia's Catherine the Great looks on while husband
Peter plays with toy soldiers' and 'Russia's Peter III acts childish and loses
the throne to Catherine the Great'.
Is it true about Catherine the Great and the horse?
www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_109
This 'letter to the editor' on The Straight Dope website attempts
to set the record straight as far as Catherine's sex life is concerned.
Catherine the Great FAQ
http://members.tripod.com/~Nevermore/ctgfaq.htm
An enthusiast gives details of Catherine's illegitimate son and of her many
lovers.
Russian imperial expansion and maturation: Catherine II
www.workmall.com/wfb2001/russia/russia_history_
imperial_expansion_and_maturation_catherine_ii.html
An article not only about Russian expansion across Asia but also about other
aspects of the reign of Catherine the Great. From the Library of Congress
Country Studies series.
Seven Years' War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Years'_War
A Wikipedia article that covers the war (1756–63) – in which Russia
fought against Prussia – in some detail, with lots of links.
The Empress Catharine and Prince Potemkin
www.authorama.com/famous-affinities-of-history-ii-1.html
A romantic rendering of the story of the tsaritsa and her lover, a chapter
in the book Famous Affinities of History by Lyndon Orr.
Crimea: History and people
www.blacksea-crimea.com/history1.html
Short history of Crimea, including the visit there by Catherine the Great in
1787.
