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1. CATHERINE II, THE GREAT EMPRESS OF
ALL RUSSIA
1762-1796
By: Maya, Katerin, Monica& Jazmin

2. ECONOMIC ASPECTS
 Created many trading deals with countries: Japan &
Britain
 (In Russia) she instituted the Assignation Bank,
issuing the 1st paper money of the government
 Catherine established the free economic society to
encourage the modernization of agriculture and
industry
 Catherine encouraged foreign investment in
economically underdeveloped areas
 Catherine relaxed the censorship law

3. ECONOMIC ASPECTS
 Among her economic measures were the
establishment of the Loan Bank, the reduction of
the burdensome salt tax, and the encouragement of
the Free Economic Society
 The Free Economic Society was founded through
private initiative for the dissemination of information
about agriculture.

4. ECONOMIC ASPECTS
 Without attempting any regulation, she was
interested in the development of industry and trade,
especially export trade
 The Black Sea grain trade was made possible after
the colonization of southern Russia
 Catherine encouraged education for the nobles and
middle class
 Catherine II was German by birth
 The Black Sea grain trade was made possible after
the foundation of the Russian naval base in
Sevastopol

5. POLITICAL ASPECTS
 The foreign element in the Romanov dynasty
 Since she wanted to establish strong links with
earlier Russian history and the Romanov Tsars, she
commissioned a monument to Peter the Great-the
Bronze Horseman.
 Turned St. Petersburg into one of the most
impressive capital cities in European
 Catherine changed the appearance of ST.
Petersburg quite significantly

6. POLITICAL ASPECTS

7. POLITICAL ASPECTS

8. SOCIAL ASPECTS
 She furthered the evolution of the arts more than
any Russian sovereign before or after (her
birth/death)
 Catherine instigated the Russian Enlightenment.
Religious
 Was indifferent to religion
 Disallowed dissenters from building churches
 Disallowed exploiting Christianity though her anti-
Ottoman policy extremely affected the religious
views of Russia at the time

9. SOCIAL ASPECTS PICTURES
Husband-Peter III
Catherine II
Young Catherine II

10. SOCIAL ASPECTS
 Catherine professed a belief that every Russian
subject had to have a religion but it did not
necessarily have to be Russian Orthodox
Christianity
 Catherine the great’s religion was Lutherin but then
her new religion was Russian Orthodox Christianity
 She changed her religion because of marrying her
husband Peter III

11. FAMILY AND THEIR INFO- CATHERINE’S….
Father: Christian August Prinz von Anhalt-Zerbst
Mother: Johanna Elisabeth Prinzessin von Holstein-
Gottorp
Husband: Tsar Peter III
Daughter: Anna
Son: Tsar Paul I
Brother(s):Wilhem Christian Friedrich von Anhalt-
Zerbst, Friedrich August von Anhalt-Zerbst
Sister(s): Auuste von Anhalt-Zerbst,Elisabeth von
Anhalt-Zerbst

12. INTERESTING FACTS:
 Changed name from Sophia Frederica to Catherine
the Great- because she got married to her cousin
when they were both 11
 Catherine didn’t even like her cousin-would do
anything for her parents
 Born May 2 1729- Germany, Died November 17
1796
 Husband’s name=Peter the Great (not her cousin)
 On December 25, 1761 Catherine became
Empress
 Catherine was grossly FAT (true in itself)

13. CREDITS
Animation………….Monica
Research……………Jazmin
Picture finder…..…Katerin
Typer……………..…Maya