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Catherine II the Great
(Library of Congress)
with most of its land going to Russia. Russia defeated Turkey twice, taking ter-
ritory that expanded Catherine's empire to the Black Sea.
Catherine had a deep interest in the reformist ideas of the French Enlight-
enment. However, the harsh conditions of Russian life and her need to safe-
guard her place on the throne set limits to her ability to implement reform. Her
reign brought increased restrictions on Russia's peasantry and increased privi-
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