Catherines Great&Small

[Miriam Finkelstein]

Dear all,

Catherine the Great and Princess Dashkova were often called Catherine the
Great and Catherine the Small. In her memoirs Dashkova herself refers to her
being called by this name but does not mention who it was. Does anyone
recall who of their contemporaries gave Dashkova this nickname or used it
for the first time? Or: who used the terms Great and Small when speaking of
these two women (as friends, couple ect.)?
Please reply to finkelstein at slav.fak12.uni-muenchen.de

Thanks a lot,
Miriam Finkelstein

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