https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/catherine-great/RSS feed for Catherine the GreatenTue, 12 Mar 2024 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-russian-noblewoman-beloved-by-catherine-the-great-and-benjamin-franklin-embodied-the-age-of-enlightenment-180983910/Princess Dashkova led research institutes, wrote plays and music, and embarked on a Grand Tour of 18th-century EuropeTue, 12 Mar 2024 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-russian-noblewoman-beloved-by-catherine-the-great-and-benjamin-franklin-embodied-the-age-of-enlightenment-180983910/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/letter-from-catherine-the-great-on-smallpox-vaccination-goes-up-for-auction-180979121/The Russian empress, who was inoculated against smallpox in 1768, was an early proponent of the practiceWed, 24 Nov 2021 18:02:27 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/letter-from-catherine-the-great-on-smallpox-vaccination-goes-up-for-auction-180979121/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/our-top-ten-stories-2020-180976644/From Anglo-Saxon artifacts to copper's antibacterial properties, systemic racism and murder hornets, these were the most-read stories of the yearWed, 30 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/our-top-ten-stories-2020-180976644/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/catherine-greats-lost-treasure-securing-animal-rights-and-other-new-books-read-180975721/These five September releases may have been lost in the news cycleFri, 04 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/catherine-greats-lost-treasure-securing-animal-rights-and-other-new-books-read-180975721/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-catherine-great-180974863/Hulu's "The Great" offers an irreverent, ahistorical take on the Russian empress' life. This is the real history behind the period comedyFri, 15 May 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-catherine-great-180974863/