How Did Catherine The Great Reform

On August 5, 1772, Russia, Prussia and Austria signed a treaty that Partitioned Poland. This was the beginning of a three part partition ending in 1795 where Poland ceased to exist. The people of Poland had been trying to create a reform. Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, did not want the ideas of a republic to invade Russia. She wanted to remain Empress and did not want to change her political regime. However, this was difficult for Catherine the Great because she was very passionate about the arts and wanted to bring these new ideas to Russia, but did not want to bring the reform movement along with it. By creating these partitions of Poland, Catherine the Great was able to prevent the idea of a republic from spreading to Russia and solidify her empire.
Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg was born in Poland on May 2,
In 1744, Catherine was brought to Russia and converted to the Russian Orthodoxy so she could then marry the Grand Duke Peter. Catherine had a son, Paul, who was the heir to the throne. After the Empress (Peter’s mother) died in 1761, Peter took the throne. Peter was not a good leader for Russia so after six months of his rule Catherine the Great took the throne from Peter in a coup, and within a week Peter was killed. She had many plans regarding both domestic and foreign policy. During her first years in power she directed her attention towards strengthening her position. Catherine the Great needed to gain the support of the nobility and the military to ensure that she would not be overthrown by a coup as quickly as she had been brought to power by one. She took every opportunity to make peace with the nobility and the military while at the same time react severely to those who wanted to replace her son Paul. Catherine the