Catherine the Great
Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796
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| November 2024 |
The War of Greedy Witches
Yen Press plans to begin English publication of the manga.
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| June 2024 |
The War of Greedy Witches
Yen Press announces licensing of the series for English publication.
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| 2023 | Season 4 of the TV series 'Ekaterina' titled 'Favorites' was released, focusing on favorite episodes from previous seasons. |
| 2023 |
Grigory Orlov
Sacha Dhawan portrays another fictionalized version of Grigory Orlov named Count Orlo in the same television series, who is eventually killed by Catherine in the third-season premiere while hunting in the forest with Peter.
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| October 5 2023 | Fourth and final season of 'Ekaterina' premieres, concluding the historical television series about Catherine the Great. |
| August 2023 | Hulu announced that the third season of 'The Great' would be the series' last. |
| July 2023 |
The War of Greedy Witches
The manga reached over 1 million copies in circulation, marking a significant milestone in its commercial success.
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| May 12 2023 | The third and final season of 'The Great' premiered on Hulu. |
| 2022 | Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult were both nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress and Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, respectively. |
| December 2022 |
The War of Greedy Witches
Digital English publication of the manga begins on Coamix and Imagineer's MangaHot app.
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| December 28 2022 |
Monument to the founders of Odesa
Monument was dismantled as part of Ukraine's derussification efforts.
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| November 30 2022 |
Monument to the founders of Odesa
The Odesa City Council voted 43-0 to dismantle and move the monument, with Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov changing his stance to support removal based on public polls.
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| November 22 2022 |
Monument to the founders of Odesa
A petition proposing to exchange the 'Raccoon of Kherson' for the monument was created, receiving over 6,500 signatures by this date.
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| July 2022 |
Monument to the founders of Odesa
A petition to replace the monument with a statue of American actor Billy Herrington received over 25,000 votes, prompting President Zelenskyy to ask the Odesa City Council to discuss monument removal.
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| January 2022 | Series is renewed for a third season. |
| January 2022 | Hulu renewed 'The Great' for a third season. |
| 2021 |
HERstory of the World
The 'HERstory of the World' Rusical performance reached approximately 4.5 million views on YouTube, becoming one of the top five most-watched RuPaul's Drag Race performances of all time.
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| November 19 2021 | The second season of 'The Great' premiered on Hulu, continuing the story of Catherine the Great. |
| June 18 2021 |
The War of Greedy Witches
First volume of the manga is released by Coamix.
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| May 2021 |
Russka
Hardback edition of 'Russka' published in the Russian Federation by Азбука-Аттикус in May 2021.
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| 2020 |
Peter III of Russia
Portrayed by Nicholas Hoult in the Hulu dramedy series 'The Great', a historically inaccurate representation alongside Elle Fanning as Catherine.
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| 2020 |
HERstory of the World
Bernardo Sim of Screen Rant criticized the 'HERstory of the World' Rusical, describing it as among the show's worst and 'messy'.
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| 2020 |
Paul I of Russia
An adult Paul is portrayed by Bruce Langley in the third season of the Hulu series 'The Great'.
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| 2020 |
Grigory Orlov
Gwilym Lee begins portraying a fictionalized version of Grigory Orlov named Grigory 'Grigor' Dymov in the Hulu/Disney+ television series The Great, a satirical comedy-drama about Catherine the Great.
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| October 24 2020 |
The War of Greedy Witches
The manga 'The War of Greedy Witches' begins publication in Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon magazine.
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| July 2020 | Hulu renewed 'The Great' for a second season following the positive reception of the first season. |
| May 15 2020 | Hulu released all ten episodes of the first season of 'The Great', a satirical historical fiction series about Catherine the Great, created by Tony McNamara. |
| 2019 |
Paul I of Russia
Paul as a young man is portrayed by Joseph Quinn in the HBO mini-series 'Catherine the Great'.
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| 2019 | Third season of the TV series 'Ekaterina' titled 'Impostors' was released, continuing the historical drama series about Catherine the Great. |
| 2019 |
Pyotr Zavadovsky
Portrayed by actor Thomas Doherty in the HBO miniseries Catherine the Great, bringing Zavadovsky's historical persona to television audiences.
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| October 21 2019 | Third season of 'Ekaterina' premieres on Russia-1. |
| 2018 | Second season of the series is released on Amazon. |
| 2017 | First season of the series is released on Amazon under the title 'Ekaterina: The Rise of Catherine the Great'. |
| February 27 2017 | Second season of 'Ekaterina' premieres on Russia-1, continuing the story of Catherine the Great's early rule. |
| 2016 |
HERstory of the World
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 2 aired the episode 'HERstory of the World', featuring a musical theatre challenge (Rusical) where contestants portrayed historical female figures.
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| 2016 |
Mikhail Kutuzov
Streets and lanes in Kyiv named after Kutuzov were renamed as part of decommunization policies.
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| 2014 |
Peter III of Russia
Played by Aleksandr Yatsenko in a television series.
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| 2014 |
Paul I of Russia
Paul appears as a character in the Russia-1 television series 'Ekaterina', featuring prominently in its second, third, and fourth seasons.
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| November 24 2014 | First season of the historical television series 'Ekaterina' premieres on Russia-1, starring Marina Aleksandrova as Catherine the Great. |
| February 2014 |
Mikhail Kutuzov
The monument to Kutuzov in the city of Brody, Western Ukraine, was demolished during the Euromaidan demonstrations.
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Paul I of Russia, Russka (novel), Grigory Orlov, HERstory of the World, The Great (TV series), Pyotr Zavadovsky, Alexander Suvorov, Tempest (1958 film), Monument to the founders of Odesa, The War of Greedy Witches, Mikhail Kutuzov, Ekaterina (TV series) & Peter III of Russia, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.