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A Romanov Tsar's Daughter Who Ruled Alone
In 1741, a 32-year-old woman seized the Russian throne with the help of the Preobrazhensky Regiment, overthrowing the infant emperor Ivan VI. Elizabeth Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great, ruled for twenty years, yet her reign is often remembered for its glittering balls and her personal vanity. But behind the court splendor, Elizabeth made decisions that reshaped Russia's place in Europe. She continued her father's building of St. Petersburg, abolished the death penalty in Russia, and waged a devastating war that brought Russian troops to Berlin. She founded Moscow University and…
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