The story of Catherine the Great, a young girl who would transform herself from an obscure German princess into Russia's most powerful regent. Fearless in war, passionate in love, and ruthless with her enemies, Catherine the Great forged an empire that made Russia the envy of Europe. "***...engagingly informative...Recommended."--Video Librarian

A satirical, comedic drama, based on the occasional historical fact, about the rise of Catherine the Great. An idealistic romantic young girl, she arrives from Prussia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter hoping for love and sunshine and finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change. All she has to do is kill her husband, beat the church, baffle the military, and get the court on her side.