<div>Catherine II’s inoculation against smallpox was an extraordinary act of political self-creation. Read by Helen Lloyd.<br>
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Image: A portrait of Catherine the Great (1729-1796) by Alexey Antropov. Credit: Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo</div>

Catherine II’s inoculation against smallpox was an extraordinary act of political self-creation. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: A portrait of Catherine the Great (1729-1796) by Alexey Antropov. Credit: Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo

Catherine II’s inoculation against smallpox was an extraordinary act of political self-creation. Read by Helen Lloyd.<br>
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Image: A portrait of Catherine the Great (1729-1796) by Alexey Antropov. Credit: Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo

EI Weekly Listen — Lucy Ward on the invention of Catherine the Great

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EI Weekly Listen — Lucy Ward on the invention of Catherine the Great