228k views
0 votes
How did Catherine the great influence the nation ?

1 Answer

3 votes

Answer:

Catherine's major influences on her adopted country were in expanding Russia's borders and continuing the process of Westernisation begun by Peter the Great. During her reign she extended the Russian empire southwards and westwards, adding territories which included the Crimea, Belarus and Lithuania.

User Praveen E
by
7.4k points