AGO Podcast #5 – Catherine the Great: Family, Friends and Bed-fellows
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Recorded: December, 2005 at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Duration: 1:09:29
David Wistow, Interpretive planner, European Department at the AGO
Get intimate! Meet Catherine’s close circle of famous, and not so famous men and women, from son Grand Duke Paul and acquaintances Princess Dashkova and philosopher Voltaire, to long-time lover Grigory Orlov. An array of talented individuals who helped the empress and empire attain greatness.