The Empire of Russia: From the Remotest Periods to the Present Time
Chapter 25
REIGN OF CATHARINE II.
From 1765 to 1774.
Energy of Catharine's Administration.--Titles of Honor Decreed to Her.--Code of Laws Instituted.--The Assassination of the Empress Attempted.--Encouragement of Learned Men.--Catharine Inoculated for the Small-Pox.--New War with Turkey.--Capture of Crimea.--Sailing of the Russian Fleet.--Great Naval Victory.--Visit of the Prussian Prince Henry.--The Sleigh Ride.--Plans for the Partition of Poland.--The Hermitage.--Marriage of the Grand Duke Paul.--Correspondence with Voltaire and Diderot.