Catherine: A Ruler Of Russia

Catherine was the longest female ruler .Even though Catherine was ruler of Russia she wasn’t Russian. She was German . Catherine was a good ruler but she started to let the Hermitage museum get in the way. She began to focus all her attention to her museum than anything. Soon Russia began to fall apart . People were becoming poor . serfs had to work harder because she raised taxes. That caused the nobles to have to raise taxes . Majority of the serfs couldn't afford to pay the nobles . when Catherine died in on November the 17, 1996, People began to rumor that she got killed by a horse, She died on the toilet, But the she actually died from a stroke from being very old .