... to make her subjects more conscious of the beauties of their language by systematising its rules and compiling a Dictionary of the Russian Language in order to place Russian on a par with Western and classical languages. Catherine herself contributed both to a burgeoning Russian literature and to the historical studies which she sought to encourage. Her enthusiastic approach towards her adoptive tongue may be contrasted with ... ...

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