Support WBURCatherine The Great: First She Read, Then She RuledPlay07:18Download AudioNPR StaffNovember 05, 2011 ShareCatherine The Great: Empress of Russia Catherine II championed the ideas of the Enlightenment during her 34-year reign. (Getty Images)
Catherine The Great: Empress of Russia Catherine II championed the ideas of the Enlightenment during her 34-year reign. (Getty Images)