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# A million roubles in the time of Catherine II equals roughly a billion modern roubles
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/interesnye-podschety-po-kotorym-za-34-goda-ekaterina-ii-potratila-na-favoritov-bolshe-88-millionov-rublei/
- Published: 2024-01-16T16:01:09.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:43:58.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Monarchies, Mores, People

Some Interesting Calculations Showing That in 34 Years Catherine II Spent More Than 88 Million Roubles on Her Favourites.

*Of course, it is impossible to say exactly how much this would be in present-day roubles, but judging by purchasing power, the cost of a basket of provisions and, say, the price of gold, a Catherinian million is equivalent to a sum of the order of a billion modern roubles*