Websites 

Peter the Great and Catherine the Great

Peter the Great

http://www2.sptimes.com/Treasures/TC.2.3.6.html� - Peter the Great (Peter Alexeevich)

A brief description of Peter and his reign

http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/facts/romanov.html� The House of Romanov

The Romanov family tree

http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/facts/peter1.html� The House of Romanov

Note about Peter the Great linked from the Romanov family tree

http://russia.nypl.org/home.html�� Russia Engages the World, 1453-1825

A website about Russia with information on Peter the Great entitled �Peter the Great and his Legacy, 1682-1762.�� Includes images.

http://mars.acnet.wnec.edu/%7Egrempel/courses/wc2/lectures/petersrussia.html� Peter�s Russia

 A lecture prepared by Gerhard Rempel of Western New England College.� A significant portion of the lecture concerned Peter the Great�s contributions.� The page is not dated.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/petergreat.html� Modern History Sourcebook: Peter the Great and the Rise of Russia, 1682-1725

 Excerpts from four contemporary works concerning Peter the Great.

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http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/peter_the_great.htm� Peter the Great

 Developed by a faculty member at the Sackville School in East Grinstread, England.� Includes an overview of his life and information on his military reforms, his domestic reforms, and his government reforms.

http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/EastEurope/PeterGreat.html Peter I (The Great) 1689-1725

 Information from the North Park University web site.

http://www.rusmuseum.ru/eng/museum/palaces/sad/domik.html Web site of the St. Petersburg state museum.� Includes an image of the cabin of Peter the Great.

http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/reesweb/� Large web site on Russian studies from the University of Pittsburgh.

www.h-net.org/~russia� Home page for Humanities Net H-Russia web site (for which Dr. E. Clark is a list editor).� Membership open to all academics and teachers with interest in Russia.� Provides additional links to primary sources and teaching materials.

Catherine the Great

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/history/courses/europe1/source/nakaz.htm the text for the Nakaz, or Great Instruction, of 1767.

http://russia.nypl.org/home.html�� Russia Engages the World, 1453-1825

A website about Russia with information on Catherine the Great entitled �The Age of Catherine (1762-1801).�� Includes images.

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http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/18catherine.html� Modern History Sourcebook: Catherine the Great

����������� Excerpts from three works about Catherine, two of the written during the time of her reign.

http://www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/catherine.html� Empress Catherine II �The Great�

����������� Information from the Alexander Palace Time Machine website about Catherine.

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http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/05/hm5_4_1_5_2.html� The Enlightened Empress

����������� Information from the �Pages of the Hermitage History: The Magnificent Age � The 18^th Century.�� Prepared by the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.� Includes images.

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http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/03/hm3_6_4.html� Era of Catherine the Great: 18^th Century

����������� Information prepared by the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.� Includes images.

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http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/index.html� The State Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg, Russia (This is the English version.)

����������� Searching with the name �Catherine� in the search box on this page locates several pages within this website including a number of images.

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http://www2.sptimes.com/Treasures/TC.2.3.13.html� Catherine the Great (Ekaterina Alexeevna)

����������� Brief biographical information prepared for the St. Petersburg Times.

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http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/EastEurope/CathyGreat.html� Catherine the Great 1762-1796

����������� Information from North Park University�s website.

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http://www.saint-petersburg.com/history/catherine2nd.asp� Catherine the Great (Catherine II)

����������� Brief biographical information from the Saint-Petersbury.com website.

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http://www.alexanderpalace.org/jewels/costumes.html� -- Online exhibit of Russian treasures, designed to accompany a touring exhibit from 1996-1997 in USA.

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http://www.websher.net/inx/icdefault1.htm� Sher�s Russia Index.� A long page of links to Russian sites, including history, culture, dictionaries, newspapers, weather, geography, and cuisine, among others.� Maintained by Benjamen Sher, H-Russia member/contributor.