What impact did Ekaterina have on Russia?

On November 17, 1796, Ekaterina II died at the age of 67 in the Imperial Village (now the city of Pushkin) after suffering a sudden stroke. Her reign not only consolidated the Russian Empire, but also achieved what Peter the Great was too late to realize. At the same time, it also led to a greater development of Russia's productive forces, which further strengthened Russia's economic and military power. The reign of Ekaterina II was the heyday of the Russian Empire, therefore, she was praised by the Russian nobles as the "Empress of the Nobility"; because she tried her best to maintain the serfdom system, brutally suppressed the peasant revolts, and crazily persecuted the progressive intellectuals, she was also known as "the most indecent and shameless executioner! ".