I praise loudly. I blame softly.Catherine the Great
“A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache.”
“A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache.”
— CATHERINE THE GREAT
Empress of Russia · 1729 – 1796
Born a German princess, Catherine seized the Russian throne in 1762 and reigned for 34 years. An Enlightenment correspondent of Voltaire and Diderot, she expanded Russia's borders and modernised its administration, arts and culture.
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