Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie Condition:Used making us seek out more

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Their “research” sessions blur the lines between fantasy and reality

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Every day Loloi hits the road to deliver her delicious cooking to the masses

Elle McNicoll

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie Condition:Used making us seek out moreBorn into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into Empress of Russia by sheer determination. Possessing a brilliant mind and an insatiable curiosity as a young woman, she devoured the works of Enlightenment philosophers and, when she reached the throne, attempted to use their principles to guide her rule of the vast and backward Russian empire. She knew or corresponded with the preeminent historical figures of her time: Voltaire,