Empress of Ambition: Catherine the Great

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Alla Oding
Alla Oding

Catherine the Great

Nicholas Schatzki
Nicholas Schatzki

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Irina Malinovskaya
Irina Malinovskaya

Young Catherine

Stepan Abramov
Степан Абрамов

Tsar Peter III

Pavel Ryabenkov
Pavel Ryabenkov

Emelian Pugachev

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    National Geographic: Icons of Power - Empress of Ambition documents the life and reign of Russia's Catherine the Great, widely considered one of the most controversial rulers in the history of the world.

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    2006-12-17

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