Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
No CoverBiography of the German princess who became Russia’s Empress, tracing her rise, lovers, Enlightenment ideals, and long imperial rule.
Biography of the German princess who became Russia’s Empress, tracing her rise, lovers, Enlightenment ideals, and long imperial rule.
will contain mild spoilers
Recurring accounts of Catherine’s many lovers and sexual relationships; assault references
Wars, rebellions, and executions with graphic violence and death described
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Period drinking and substance use at court mentioned
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References to Russian Orthodoxy and court religious life
No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
No occult or demonology content present
Central focus on Enlightenment rule, serfdom, reforms, and European power politics
Suicide and suicide ideation discussed
Child abuse and assault, serfdom, domestic cruelty, emotional abuse; animal cruelty
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