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Catherine wasn’t born in Russia. She was a German princess named Sophie who came to Russia as a teenager to marry the heir to the throne. She learned the language, joined the Russian church and in 1762 took the throne herself.

She ruled for 34 years and expanded Russia’s lands. She loved art, and the collection she started in 1764 grew into the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg. She also wrote letters to thinkers like Voltaire and wrote plays herself.