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Catherine the Great: Architect of Russia’s Enlightened Empire Catherine II of Russia, widely known as Catherine the Great, stands as one of the most influential monarchs in European history. Ruling from 1762 to 1796, she transformed Russia into a formidable political, cultural, and intellectual force. Her reign was marked by territorial expansion, legal reform, patronage…

Site 1: Stanford Constructing the Sacred Reconstructing the Sacred Website Like: I like that the home page has a clean, simple aesthetic and layout. The button to continue further into the website is bold and clear as to the forward progression of the site. The opening website blurb is engaging. The animated site graphic is…

Based on your review of the Digital History projects above: Think about what you like about these digital projects as a whole, and what you don’t.  What works and what doesn’t?  What elements would you want to incorporate and which do you want to avoi…

Links: Saint Johns College Archive National Mall History Saint Johns College Archive: The Saint Johns Archive is very simple and straight forward in its layout. You can brouse the collection through the full archive list or through their collection lists which neatly organize the nature of the archive material. The color palet is simple of…

The first site I will review is the Histories of the National Mall. This first thing I noticed about this site were the colors. Each category that you could click on, like maps, exploration, people, and past events. Each one had a different color asso…

Adventures in Digital Studies interests me as it combines elements of preserved history, democratized and disseminated into an online space. As the internet only becomes more powerful, it is important to understand its capabilities, especially in the conversation of history. The separation between Digital History and Digital Humanities can appear as blurred; however, when you…

This is an image of a birchbark charter from the city of Novgorod. They were written by laypeople and merchants in Rus’ and Muscovy and have recently been excavated from the streets of Novgorod. These charters have become a special interest of mine and this image itself shows how digital history is allowing us to…