1. Writes from Stary Krym

    · Stary Krym, Crimea, Ukraine

    Writes from Stary Krym
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    A letter to her grandson Alexander is explicitly datelined from Stary Krym, directly documenting Catherine’s presence there. Primary letter dateline; political sovereignty is disputed today.

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