She subsequently had a series of lovers whom she promoted to high office, the most famous and successful of whom was Grigori Potemkin ... begun by Peter the Great. During her reign she extended ...

Helen Mirren's 'Catherine the Great' jumped right in the deep end when it comes to the terrible things people do to regain power. Credit: HBO Catherine the Great on HBO is catnip for anyone who ...

Often referred to as the “Russian Hamlet”, Paul is a tortured figure who struggles to cope with his father’s death and his mother’s new lovers. Taken from Catherine at birth and raised by his great ...