The Kingdom of God Is Within You · Character
Catherine the Great
Russian empress mentioned in context of state violence and hypocrisy.
minor
Also known as Catherine
First appearance: Chapter IX: Christian Liberation from Human Power
Catherine the Great's tie to Peter Sidorov is one of the pressures that moves The Kingdom of God Is Within You—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as a ruler whose policies exemplified state violence against peasants.
Catherine the Great first appears in 0011 ix.
With Peter Sidorov (rivalry): Catherine the Great represents the oppressive state authority that Peter Sidorov and other peasants resist or suffer under. With Jacob (rivalry): Catherine the Great’s imperial policies create conflict and hardship for Jacob, a representative of the peasant class.
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- Rivalry
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Character groups
- Historical and biblical figures in Tolstoy's critique
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- Peter Sidorov
rivalry · negative
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- Jacob
rivalry · negative
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See Catherine the Great in Chapter IX: Christian Liberation from Human Power