Catherine the Great helped westernize Russia ... Far from simply staking a flag on more land, this annexation meant that Russia could establish a military presence on the Black Sea and inch ...

Surely as Catherine the Great is the among Russian history's most celebrated figures, Elle Fanning burns brightly in headlining "The Great." Her performance is everything a viewer wants from an ...

Helen Mirren plays the titular monarch in 'Catherine the Great,' the latest HBO/Sky miniseries using British thespians to tackle Russian history. By Daniel Fienberg HBO to Russia: If you meddle wi ...

A German-born usurper, Catherine II, holds a significant place in Russian history, second only to Peter the Great. She played a pivotal role in transforming Russia into a great empire, defying ...

This ahistorical take on the rise of Russian empress Catherine the Great (Fanning) gets substantially darker this season. With this darkness comes more daring storytelling choices, more ...

We explain how Hulu’s “The Great,” with Elle Fanning as Catherine the Great and Nicholas Hoult as her manchild husband, pulled off its depraved games. Fanning: I think we both knew that it ...