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Empress Elizabeth Petrovna: The Romanov Who Abolished the Death Penalty
Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great, reigned from 1741 to 1762. This episode explores her remarkable but often overlooked rule, focusing on her decision to abolish capital punishment in Russia, a move unprecedented in 18th-century Europe. We discuss her rise to power via a palace coup, her role in the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War, her patronage of the arts (especially the Baroque architecture of Bartolomeo Rastrelli, including the Winter Palace and Smolny Convent), and her founding of Moscow University and the Academy of Fine Arts. We also…
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