On 7 November at the Hermitage-Kazan Center, within the framework of Hermitage Days, the exhibition “Catherine the Great. The Golden Age of the Russian Empire"
On November 7, 2020 at the Hermitage - Kazan Center within the framework of Hermitage Days the exhibition “Catherine the Great. The Golden Age of the Russian Empire ”is a large-scale story not only about the personality of the tsarina herself, but also about the history of Russia, which she ruled for thirty-four years.
Only two Russian sovereigns were honored to be called "great": Peter I and Catherine II. It is difficult to find any sphere of the empire's life that Catherine II would have bypassed her attention. Science and arts flourished in Russia, factories and plants developed, cities were built and improved. At this time, the foundations of the territorial division of the state and its administrative management were laid, the principles of teaching and upbringing of youth were developed, transformations were carried out, which for many decades predetermined the course of the development of Russian history. Catherine's rule is an era of great commanders and brilliant military victories. The reign of Catherine II is quite rightly called the “Golden Age of the Russian Empire”.
The exhibition, deployed in the halls of the Hermitage - Kazan center, includes many thematic sections. The story of the arrival of a young German princess to Russia, her life at the court of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, the palace coup of 1762 and coronation of Catherine II, collecting, court and family life. To illustrate these themes, well-known ceremonial portraits of the Empress by Andreas KasparGüne and VigiliusEriksen, a double portrait of the Grand Duchesses Alexandra Pavlovna and Helena Pavlovna, personal belongings of Princes Konstantin Pavlovich and Alexander Pavlovich, the future Emperor Alexander I will be exhibited. Catherine the Great and other members of the imperial family: costumes, children's toys, jewelry, weapons, pieces of furniture.