Born as Sophie Auguste, one of the world’s powerful monarchs and regarded as the only female ‘the great’, this woman is revered for revitalising Russia as it is today. She expanded borders, modernised the country, introduced vaccination, curated a vast art collection that formed the foundation of one of the world’s greatest museums, penned operas and children’s fairy tales, founded the country’s first state-funded school for women, drafted her own legal code, and even promoted a national system of education. Her reign is considered to be the Golden age of Russia. ID this Queen