Catherine the Great’s attempts to reform Russia made her a key figure in developing the country into a modern civilization by improving government, law, education, science, and art. After her late husband Peter II of Russia, she began making enlightened decisions on foreign and domestic affairs. She created schools, a trading foothold on the black sea, and a new system of laws called “The Instruction”. Though she transformed Russia, some of the people in the country held revolts, and historians still criticize her for her lack of support for the community of serfs. Either way, it doesn’t take away the fact that she had help Russia for the better.
