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Show Voltaire and Catherine The Empress Catherine of Russia Rus-sia was a great admirer of Voltaire, Vol-taire, the great French philosopher, philoso-pher, and once sent him a small ivory box made by her own hand as token of her admiration. Voltaire, Vol-taire, in return, had himself taught knitting and started on a pair of stockings for her. He only half finished before his patience gave out but unfinished as they were, he ent them on to the empress, as token of work also done by his own hands. |