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why did we get a random chapter abt the french revolution?

Gregory Potemkin was artistic, musical and could make the empress laugh (728).

Empress’ Catherine’s rules of relaxation: no lying, bragging or backstabbing.

ok so paul basically destroyed the russian monarchy and romanov dynasty by restoring primogeniture. bc if he hadnt done that and literally everything else in history was the same, nicholas ii could have named one of his daughters as heir which would have meant rasputin never came into their lives and they never would have had to worry abt alexei's health bc he prob wouldnt exist

Catherine The Great writes to Voltaire that Ambrosius’ murder at the hands of Christian zealots shows the endurance of un-enlightenment in the 18th Century (683).

Serfs win freedom if they stop the plague (682)

Riot at Varvarsky Gate. A mob of pilgrims murders Archbishop Ambrosius for removing the icon of the virgin, whose feet they crowded around to kiss (681).

In 1763, Catherine establishes foundling hospitals to prevent infanticide (670).

Austrian and Turkish alliance in secret (664). Of course Russian, Prussian and British imperialism makes other countries consider more than theology.