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Saint Basil's Cathedral

Saint Basil's Cathedral 19.___________(CONSIDER) to be the Russian ultimate architectural masterpiece. The Cathedral was ordered to be built by Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the conquest of the Khanate of Kazan. The construction 20.___________(LAST) for 6 years and ended in 1561. Initially, the structure had red-and-white walls and golden domes, but after the fire in the 18th century the temple was renovated and painted in bright colours, 21.___________(MAKE) it a bright decoration of the modern Red Square.

Catherine II

Russian Empress Catherine the Great was born in Stettin, Prussia, on May 2, 1729. Catherine II reigned for more than three and a half decades, from 1762 to 1796. She is the 22.___________(LONG) reigning female monarch in Russian history. Her reign is often referred to as "The Golden Age" of the Russian Empire.

Influenced by the ideas of the European Enlightenment, she promoted education and the arts, sponsored translations of foreign literary works, and wrote books 23.___________(SHE) . She increased Russia's imperial strength, gaining military 24.___________(VICTORY) over the Ottoman Empire. Catherine was also influenced by the example of Prussia, a north-German state that expanded in the 18th century due to an efficient bureaucracy, a powerful army, and strong leadership under kings such as Frederick II.

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