Which of the following is a major city built during her reign?
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Kiev
Novgorod
Answer
St. Petersburg was a major city built during the reign of Catherine the Great. It was founded in 1703 on the site of a small Swedish fort and quickly became Russia's second city, after Moscow. Catherine saw St. Petersburg as a symbol of Russia's new status as a major European power, and she spent lavishly on its construction.
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