The Order was founded by Emperor Peter I under the name of the Order of Liberation (Орден Освобождения), under the patronage of St. Catherine of Alexandria, and specially for his spouse, Catherine (later Empress, and after his death the Sovereign as Catherine I). In this way Peter I...
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звезда ордена святой екатерины
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