Catherine the Great’s Instruction
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Enlightenment, Emperors, Caesars, Khans
- Curriculum: Women’s History, 18th Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Russia, Europe
- Date: July 30, 1767
Article abstract: Catherine the Great’s Instruction formulates a series of progressive principles to reform Russian law and governance in the latter eighteenth century.
Summary of Event
On July 30, 1767, Catherine the Great, empress of Russia, published her Instruction (or “Nakaz”). This lengthy document, which took two years to prepare, reflected Catherine’s concern with the unsatisfactory conditions existing in Russia when she came to power in 1762. It also showed her familiarity with many advanced ideas of Western political...
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