The personal life of Catherine II cannot be called even. She never had a quiet family happiness, marriage to Peter III did not bring anything good. But, being a beautiful, intelligent and attentive woman, Catherine never suffered from a lack of male attention. Her favorites and hobbies are legendary. We will try to figure out what is true and what is outright fiction.
How was favoritism perceived in the time of Catherine II? How much did she spend on her favorites? Why did Catherine not marry Grigory Orlov? By what parameters did Potemkin select favorites for the empress after their separation? How did Catherine treat her favorites and how did they treat her? Watch and listen to Vladimir Medinsky's new story on Russian history of the 18th century on the Lectorium Dostoevsky channel.
Timecodes:
00:00 - In this episode
01:06 - About the duration of the releases and gratitude to the audience
02:48 - Is the empress crazy?
03:29 - She took the first step herself
03:50 - Favoritism female and male
05:12 - Rumors about the availability of Catherine not only as a monarch
06:36 - How was Ekaterina able to learn Russian perfectly?
07:38 - Is favoritism an integral feature of a monarchy?
08:32 - Vasily Golitsyn. Favorites of other empresses
10:26 - How many favorites did Catherine II have?
11:40 - How did the talk about the favoritism of the ruler start?
12:56 - Romance with Sergei Saltykov
13:22 - Romance with Stanislav Poniatowski
15:52 - Grigory Orlov. The story of the Streltsy rebellion
17:55 - What was Grigory Orlov like?
19:43 - Illegitimate son of Ekaterina and Orlov. Rod Bobrinsky
22:29 - Why did Catherine not marry Grigory Orlov?
24:22 - How did Orlov solve the plague issue?
27:05 - The fate of Orlov after the break with Ekaterina
29:31 - Short-term romance with Alexander Vasilchikov. The Vasilchikov Estate in Moscow
32:03 - Special relationship with Grigory Potemkin
34:09 - Awkwardness and shyness in relations with Potemkin
35:39 - How did Potemkin select favorites for Catherine?
36:48 - The male mind and habits of Catherine. Fashion for a uniform dress
40:03 - Romance with Peter Zavadovsky. First Minister of Public Education
42:53 - Semyon Zorich. Love for cards and the Shklov School
44:47 - Ivan Rimsky-Korsakov. Joke about the library
46:16 - Romance with Alexander Lansky
47:32 - Other favorites: Nikolay Mordvinov, Alexander Dmitriev-Mamontov, Mikhail Miklashevsky, Mikhail Miloradovich
48:54 - Loneliness and escape from old age
49:13 - Romance with Platon Zubov. How was Zubov treated at court? The fate of Zubov after the death of Catherine
55:13 - How did Catherine treat her favorites? Favoritism problem
59:06 - How did Catherine II die?
1:01:18 - In future lectures
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