Which epidemic afflicted Russia during Catherine I's reign?
Plague
Cholera
Smallpox
Typhus
Answer
The Plague was an epidemic that afflicted Russia during Catherine I's reign. It was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, killing an estimated 75-100 million people in Eurasia from 1347 to 1351. The plague is thought to have originated in Central Asia and spread along trade routes to Europe.
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