Empress of Ambition: Catherine the Great

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National Geographic: Icons of Power - Empress of Ambition documents the life and reign of Russia's Catherine the Great, widely considered one of the most controversial rulers in the history of the world.

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Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

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Release Date

17 December 2006

Country

United States of America

Cast

Alla Oding

Catherine the Great

Nicholas Schatzki

Narrator

Irina Malinovskaya

Young Catherine

Stepan Abramov

Tsar Peter III

Pavel Ryabenkov

Emelian Pugachev

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