Journey of Catherine II in Russia in 1787. Allegorical picture

The artist is unknown

Precharged f. De Meis.

Catherine II Great (Sofia Augusta Frederick Anhalt Tserbstskaya, Ekaterina Alekseevna, April 21/May 2, 1729, Shtettin-November 6/17, 1796, St. Petersburg)-daughter of Prince Christian Augusta Cerbist-Dornburg and Johanna Elizabeth, Princess Golstein-Gottorp. From 1742 the wife of Grand Duke Peter Fedorovich. Came to power in 1762 as a result of the palace coup. Reigned from June 28 /July 9, 1762 to November 6/17.

The 400th anniversary of the Romanov house. SPb, 2013.

Tauride Voyage (from January 2, 1787 to July 11, 1787), undertaken by the Empress, is unprecedented in scale, number of participants, cost and time on the way travel. The imperial train consisted of 14 carriages, 124 sledges with wagons and 40 spare sledges. Catherine II was accompanied by courtiers, servants, as well as representatives of foreign diplomatic missions, only about 200 people. The purpose of the Tauride, more than six months was an inspection of Novorossia, annexed to Russia as a result of recent wars with the Turks, which was transferred to the department. Potemkina. The plans included a meeting with the Austrian emperor Joseph with the intention of discussing joint actions against the Ottoman Empire. Preparations for the trip began in 1784 with the strengthening of the Black Sea Fleet and the army located in the south of Russia. Cities and fortifications were built, which in the most beneficial way influenced the growth of the economy of the newly acquired land. In the fall of 1786 Potemkin, the regiments of the Russian army were ordered to place in places of the alleged travel route in case of unforeseen actions of the enemies of Russia, as well as use them to carry out preparatory work. Based on the collected materials, a book was compiled "The journey of Her Imperial Majesty to the midday of Russia, undertaken in 1787 ". This book still remains anonymous, although wealthy scientific and practical material is collected in it about the scale and significance of the journey undertaken by Catherine II.