Data Scientist profession at SkillFactory https://clc.to/qewpPA 50% discount on training with promo code MINAEV (until 07/15/2020) Catherine the Great is the Empress of Russia. In this episode of History Lessons, Minaev talks about: The foreign policy and favorites of the empress. The history of Russia. How is the foreign policy of Catherine the Great connected with her personal life? The first love of Catherine the Great and other romances of the empress. These facts about Empress Catherine II will not be shown to you in the series and will not be told in school history lessons. We thank the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve for their assistance in filming. / tsaritsynomuseumchannel http://tsaritsyno-museum.ru/ Episode contents: 00:00 Why is the foreign policy of the empress directly connected with her personal life? 02:14 Catherine the Second's First Love and the Reasons for Her Refusal to Marry Grigory Orlov 07:12 Catherine Decided to Make Her Former Lover the King of Poland 10:55 How Was the Empress Convinced to Enter into an Alliance with Frederick? 13:36 Russia Becomes the Guarantor of the Constitution of Poland 15:51 Civil War in Poland and Suvorov's Victory 17:35 Count Orlov's Utopian Policy and the Battle of Chesma 23:44 Peace Talks in Focsani and the Cooling of Relations with Orlov 27:40 Suvorov Defeated the Turkish Troops 29:17 A Historical Anecdote About Orlov and Potemkin 30:04 The Results of Russia's Foreign Policy During Its Relations with Orlov 33:19 Tsaritsyno and the Beginning of Catherine the Great's Relations with Potemkin 38:15 Why Did the Empress's Romance with Potemkin End? 41:45 Why did Potemkin want to annex Crimea? 45:39 Catherine's new love and an attempt to divide the Ottoman Empire 49:07 The annexation of Crimea and the discontent of European countries 53:50 Catherine's journey to Crimea and Potemkin villages 56:33 The Amazon company of the daughters of Greek settlers 58:13 The death of Lansky and the Empress's passing favorites 59:08 The Russo-Turkish War and the young favorite of Catherine II 01:03:31 Potemkin's letter to Catherine and his unambiguous hints 01:05:07 Potemkin's death and how it affected the Empress 01:07:21 Catherine's descendants in Buckingham Palace 01:12:25 The absolute triumph of the Russian Empire in the international arena 01:14:21 The new Constitution of Poland and its partition by neighboring countries 01:16:07 Toilet seat from the Polish throne 01:17:13 Why can't Catherine be credited with the transfer of Alaska to the United States? 01:18:18 The last years of the reign of the great empress 01:23:26 Platon Zubov's desire to become like Potemkin 01:31:33 Zubov's role in the murder of Paul I, the son of Catherine the Second 01:33:11 Golden parachutes of favorites 01:34:32 Why was Catherine one of the first feminists in Russia? 01:35:56 The death of Catherine the Great If you liked the episode, be sure to Like and Subscribe to the channel. For cooperation issues, write to: [email protected] Watch also other episodes of History Lessons: Catherine the Second. Domestic politics: • Catherine the Great: internal politician... Russian Constitution: • Constitution under Lenin, Stalin, Brezh... Subscribe to Minaev on social networks: Minaev on Instagram: / sergeiminaev Minaev on Telegram: https://t-do.ru/minaevlife Minaev on Facebook: / minaevsergei Minaev's podcasts: https://music.yandex.ru/album/8849269 Minaev on Yandex.Zen: zen.yandex.ru/sergeyminaev Minaev on Twitter: / sergeiminaev #SergeyMinaev #history of Russia #Ekaterina the Great #Great #EkaterinaII