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Catherine the Great: Enlightenment, Empire, and the Cossack Revolt
In this episode of The Romanov Dynasty, Lucas and Luna dive into the reign of Catherine the Great, focusing on her ambitious reforms and the violent Pugachev Rebellion that shook her empire. They explore Catherine's rise to power through a coup, her correspondences with Voltaire and Diderot, and the paradox of an enlightened despot who expanded serfdom. The conversation centers on the Ural Cossack Emelyan Pugachev, who in 1773-1775 led a massive uprising of Cossacks, serfs, and indigenous Bashkirs, claiming to be the murdered Tsar Peter III. Lucas details the brutal siege of Orenburg…
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