Alexander Kamenskii - Catherine the Great: A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works

Alexander Kamenskii is professor of history at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow. He received a PhD (kandidat istoricheskykh nauk) in 1984, from the Moscow History and Archives Institute, and a Dr. Habil (doctor istoricheskykh nauk) in 1999, from Russian State Humanities University. He is author of more than 300 books and articles, with a focus on 18th-century Russia, published in Russian, English, French, German, Polish, and Hungarian. Among these are The Russian Empire in the 18th Century: Searching for a Place in the World; The Life and Destiny of Empress Catherine the Great (in Russian); From Peter I to Paul I: Reforms in 18th-Century Russia (in Russian); and The Daily Life of 18th-Century Russian Town Lodgers (in Russian). Kamenskii has twice been a visiting professor at Stanford University, United States, and Universit Paris 8 and cole des hautes tudes en sciences sociales, Paris, France. He has also lectured and presented his papers at universities in the United States, Germany, Great Britain, France, and Norway, as well as dozens of international conferences. He is a frequent speaker on Russian radio and TV historical programs.

Princess Tarakanova (1910) Producers: Kai Hansen, Maurice Maitre. Russian Empire. Path studios. Catherine IIN. Aleksandrova.

Forbidden Paradise (1924) Producer: Ernst Lubitsch. United States. Paramount Pictures. Catherine IIPola Negri.

The Eagle (1925) Producer: Clarence Brown. United States. Art Finance Corporation. Catherine IILouise Dresser.

The Loves of Casanova (1927) Producer: Alexandre Volkoff. France. Cin-Alliance, Deulig Europa-Produktion, Socit des Cinromans. Catherine IISuzanne Bianchetti.

Seven Faces (1929) Producers: Berthold Viertel, Lester Lonergan. United States. Fox Film Corporation. Catherine IISalka Stenermann.

Tarakanova (1930) Producer: Raymond Bernard. France. Gaumont-Franco Film-Aubert (GFFA). Catherine IIPaule Andral.

The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934) Producer: Paul Czinner. Great Britain. London Film Productions. Catherine IIElisabeth Bergner.

The Scarlet Empress (1934) Producer: Josef von Sternberg. United States. Paramount Pictures. Catherine IIMarlene Dietrich.

The Chess Player (1938) Producer: Jean Drville. France. Socit des Films Vega. Catherine IIFranoise Rosay.

Princess Tarakanova (1938) Producers: Fedor Ozep, Mario Soldati. France/Italy. Films Chronos, Nero Film, SAFI. Catherine IISuzy Prim.

Mnchhausen (1943) Producer: Josef von Bky. Germany. Konstantin Irmen-Tschet, Werner Krien. Catherine IIBrigitte Horney.

A Royal Scandal/Czarina (1945) Producers: Otto Preminger, Ernst Lubitsch. United States. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Catherine IITallulah Bankhead.

The Captains Daughter (1947) Producer: Mario Camerini. Italy. Lux Film. Catherine IIOlga Solbelli.

The Mysterious Cavalier (1948) Producer: Riccardo Freda. Italy. Lux Film. Catherine IIYvonne Sanson.

The Tempest (1958) Producer: Alberto Lattuada. Italy/France/Yugoslavia. Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, Gray-Film, Societe Nouvelle Pathe Cinema, Bosna Film. Catherine IIViveca Lindfors.

John Paul Jones (1959) Producer: John Farrow. United States. Samuel Bronston Productions. Catherine IIBette Davis.

Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka (1961) Producer: Aleksandr Rou. USSR. Gorky Film Studio. Catherine IIZoja Vasilkova.

Catherine of Russia (1963) Producer: Umberto Lenzi. Italy/France/Yugoslavia. Romana Film, Socit Nouvelle de Cinmatographie (SNC). Catherine IIHildegard Neff.

Great Catherine (1968) Producer: Gordon Flemyng. Great Britain. Keep Films. Catherine IIJeanne Moreau.

The Captains Daughter (1976) Producer: Pavel Reznikov. USSR. Central Television of the USSR. Catherine IINatalya Gundareva.

Pugachev (1978) Producer: Aleksei Saltykov. USSR. Mosfilm Studios. Catherine IIVija Artmane.

The Royal Hunting (1990) Producer: Vitaliy Melnikov. USSR/Italy/Czechoslovakia. Lenfilm, Soyuzkinoservis, Barrandov Studio, Ekscelsiorfilm, Videa. Catherine IISvetlana Kryuchkova.

Young Catherine (1991) Producer: Michael Anderson. Great Britain. Turner Pictures. Catherine IIJulia Ormond.

Dreams of Russian (1992) Producer: Junya Sat. Japan/Russia. Lenfilm Studios, Daiei Studios, Toho Company, Ltd. Catherine IIMarina Vlady.

Catherine the Great (1995) Producers: Marvin J. Chomsky, John Goldsmith. Germany/United States/Austria. MR Filmproduktion, Patrola Film GmbH, Skylark Cine. Catherine IICatherine Zeta-Jones.

The Romanovs (The Beginning of the Dynasty) (2000) Producer: Grigoriy Ilugdin. Russia. Studio Kvart. Documentary.

A Russian Riot (2000) Producer: Alexander Proshkin. Russia. NTV-Profit, Roissy Films. Catherine IIOlga Antonova.

Catherine the Great (2001) Producer: Judith Winnan. Great Britain. Fulmar West Production. Documentary.

Russian Ark (2002) Producer: Alexander Sokurov, Russia/Germany/Japan/Canada/Finland/Denmark. The Hermitage Bridge Studio, Egoli Tossell Film AG, Fora-film. Documentary. Catherine IIMaria Kuznetsova.

Catherine the Great (2005) Producer: Paul Burgess. Great Britain. Brook Lapping Productions, Castel Film Romania, Globus Film Studio. Documentary. Catherine IIEmily Bruni.

The Favorite (2005) Producer: Aleksej Karelin. Russia. Mac-Dos. Catherine IINataliya Surkova.

Icons of Power: Catherine the Great (2006) Producers: Don Campbell, Doug Shultz. United States. National Geographic Channel. Documentary. Catherine IIAlla Oding, Irina Malinovskaya.

Katharina die Grosse Die Zarina aus Zerbst (2006) Producer: Dirk Otto. Germany. Ottonia Media GmBH. Documentary. Catherine IIBeate Weidenhammer.

The Musketeers of Catherine (2007) Producer: Aleksej Karelin. Russia. Nicola-film, Aurora. Catherine IIAlla Oding.

Die eiskalte Zarin (2007) Producer: Luise Wagner-Roos. Germany. ZDF. Documentary.

By Pen and Sword (2008) Producer: Evgenij Ivanov. Russia. Dom-film, KinoPiter. Catherine IIAleksandra Kulikova.

The Sovereign and the Robber (2009) Producer: Ekaterina Toldonova. Russia. Master-Film. Catherine IIAlyona Ivchenko.

Catherine the Great: The Way to the Czars Throne (2013) Producers: Christian Twente, Michael Lseke. Germany. ZDF. Catherine IIAlma Leiberg.

The Romanovs: The Real History of the Russian Dynasty, Episode 5 (2013) Producer: Maxim Bespalyi. Russia. Star Media. Documentary. Catherine IIAlla Yashina, Vasilisa Elpatievskaya.

Ekaterina, Season 1: Catherine (2014) Producers: Alexander Baranov, Ramil Sabitov. Russia. Amedia, Production Value. Catherine IIMarina Alexandrova.

Catherine the Great (2015) Producer: Igor Zaitsev. Russia. Mars Media. Catherine IIYuliya Snigir.

Catherine the Great: Womens Fate (2015) Producer: Anna Filimonova. Russia. Media-Constructor. Documentary.

Ekaterina, Season 2: The Rise of Catherine (2017) Producer: Dmitry Iosifov. Russia. Amedia, COSMOS Studio. Catherine IIMarina Alexandrova.

Ekaterina, Season 3: Catherine. Impostors (2019) Producer: Dmitry Iosifov. Russia. COSMOS Studio. Catherine IIMarina Alexandrova.

Catherine the Great (2019) Producer: Philip Martin. Great Britain/United States. Origin Pictures, New Pictures. Catherine IIHelen Mirren.