Instruction (Nakaz) of Empress Catherine II.
Наказ Императрицы Екатерины II
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Catherine II of Russia
Empress of Russia (r. 1762-1796). A German princess turned Russian autocrat by coup. She expanded to Crimea and Poland, founded the Hermitage, wrote to Voltaire - and Russian serfdom reached its harshest extent.
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Source: ナカーズ (法典編纂委員会への訓令、1767年)Verified