Empress Catherine II. Works by Empress Catherine II. Literary works. In Russian

Empress Catherine II. Works by Empress Catherine II. Literary works. In Russian/Imperatritsa Ekaterina II. Sochineniya Imperatritsy Ekateriny II. Proizvedeniya literaturnye. Catherine II, according to contemporaries, studied not only the Russian language, but also tried to master Slavic, for which she read chronicles, and moved from literary literature to folk literature, understanding the spirit and mores of the Russian people in their proverbs, songs and fairy tales. Catherine IIs literary activities lasted for about a quarter of a century and were unusually abundant, more abundant than the writings of Friedrich II, with whom Catherine competed both as a philosopher on the throne and as a monarch-writer. Please contact us for details on condition of available copies of the book. SKUalbc0d6f3c048f6fff9.