as historian vasily klyuchevsky believed, she made a double seizure, took power from her husband and did not give it to her son. the ringing of bells and... sophia, entered the cathedral in a dress of silver brocade silk embroidered with gold coats of arms, kissed the icons, put on a crown, which contained 4936 diamonds and 75 pearls. empress and autocrat of all the russias: moscow, kiev, vladimir, novgorod, the queen of kazan, the queen of astrakhan, the queen of siberia, the state. moscow cherkassy and mountain princes and others hereditary sovereign and owner. guard regiments lined up on the square in the kremlin, all the rooftops of houses were occupied by spectators. the celebrations in honor of the holiday lasted a week, the coronation regalia were exhibited for everyone to see. catherine ii ruled for 34 years, even during her lifetime she began to be called the great, and the period of her reign is considered the golden age, one of the most. significant and fateful eras in the history of russia. on this day, october 3, 1849 , a man in a semi-married state was picked up on the