Love & conquest

personal correspondence of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory Potemkin

by Catherine II, Empress of Russia, Douglas Smith undifferentiated, Grigorii Aleksandrovich Potemkin et al.

2004 421 pages eng

"Of all of history's great romances, few can compare with that of Catherine the Great and Prince Grigory Potemkin. Their turbulent and complicated relationship shocked their contemporaries and continues to intrigue observers of Russia centuries later. Lovers, companions, and, most likely, husband an…