Catherine II was a very important and quite vital part of Russia’s history. If it had not been for Catherine the Great that particular country would no doubt still be ruins. During her reign she managed to turn Russia from economically poor, nearly third world country that it was into a mapped, wealthy, productive, and modernized country. Catherine started the turning around of Russia very soon after her coronation in September of 1762. As Russia …showed first 75 words of 727 total…

…showed last 75 words of 727 total…she decreed that there must be doctors, surgeons, and hospitals in certain area with high populations. Catherine was probably the best thing that could have happened to Russia. From collecting art for the palace, which she also had redecorated, to upgrading agricultural ways and educating the people, gaining wealth for the country, bringing new techniques for fire control and health care. She was a great leader and worked wonders for a poor country. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**