Catherine II (1729-1762): The younger years | Course by Vladimir Medinsky | XVIII century

Dear friends! We bring to your attention an issue in which we have combined lectures on the childhood and youth of the future Empress Catherine II.
Timecodes:
00:00 About Catherine II
00:16 About the brilliant era, which we call Catherine's, and why this is the whole Universe
00:59 In which country was the future empress born? And what is real feudal fragmentation
02:09 A dysfunctional family. Motherland of Catherine II, parents and family
05:31 What is the city of Stettin famous for, where is it located and what is it now called?
08:00 Details of childhood and modest life of the future Semiramis of the North
09:35 A girl from a dysfunctional family. The love affairs of Catherine's mother
10:54 Military tactics of Frederick II: ingenious or mediocre?
14:08 Is Frederick II Catherine's father?
15:08 Why was Catherine so affectionate with her secretary I.I. Betsky?
15:56 Restless Fike. The character of adult Catherine through the prism of her childhood
17:26 Education Empress and her personal Arina Rodionovna
19:09 Love of reading and dislike of music
20:15 Alluring allure of high society
21:16 Small height is not a problem
22:11 Chance to change your destiny
23:20 Russia's role in European dynastic intrigues
23:56 Wars with Sweden and the search for a Russian candidate for the Swedish throne
26:17 The pimp king, or why did they choose Catherine?
29:16 Elizaveta Petrovna's unclosed gestalt
30:18 When did the future Catherine II and Peter III first meet, and how do we know about it?
31:25 "Political testament" to Catherine of her father, duke and Lutheran
32:48 How to get to Russia on medieval roads?
33:57 The most truthful adventures of Baron Munchausen
36:26 Johanna - socialite at the court of Elizabeth Petrovna
37:42 Marriage intrigue of Frederick II. Politics, espionage and bribes
39:53 How excessive attention to outfits caused the failure of the "super spy" of the 18th century
43:17 Dress in the color of the sofa. Lopukhina's revenge
47:43 What did Peter III really look like?
48:48 From Lutherans to Orthodox, from Germans to Russians
52:18 In Russian, a luxurious wedding of a German princess and a Holstein prince
55:15 Catherine II is a PR genius
58:06 First love, husband and birth of a son
59:59 What are real strong families like? Something about the Orlov brothers
01:03:28 18 years of waiting for the imperial throne
01:04:00 Grand Duchess Catherine
01:06:05 Intrigue with Chernyshev
01:07:56 Platonic love with Kirill Razumovsky
01:09:57 Peter III and Catherine II in secret diplomatic correspondence
01:11:56 Turning into a Russian. The Importance of Reading
01:14:49 Russia is owned not by the sovereign, but by an organized noble group
01:17:10 Not beautiful, but charming
01:20:47 Who is Sergey Saltykov? Relations with Saltykov. Birth of Paul I
01:24:32 About the rules for the distribution of maternity capital in the 18th century
01:25:22 The history of the Saxons, Saxony and the Saxon ambassador Stanisław Poniatowski
01:29:20 Birth of a daughter
01:29:53 What was Peter III's mistress like? The life and fate of Lizka Vorontsova
01:31:51 List of literature on the period of youth of Catherine II
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