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Catherine the Great's Secret War: The Greek Project
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into one of Catherine the Great's most audacious schemes: the Greek Project. Conceived with her advisor Grigory Potemkin, this secret plan aimed to revive the Byzantine Empire under Russian control, with her grandson Constantine as emperor. We explore the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, the founding of Kherson and Sevastopol, and the grand Tauride Voyage of 1787, where Catherine toured the newly annexed Crimea with Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II. The episode unpacks the geopolitical maneuvering, the Russo-Turkish wars, and the diplomatic fallout that reshaped…
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