Text by Kurt Opsahl
HTML by Griffin Cherry and Kurt Opsahl
Derek Powazek, Griffin Cherry, Chris Ridder, and Robin Krieger contributed to this report. Historical information from Catherine the Great by Isabel De Madariasa and Potemkin by George Soloveytehik.
All the black and white photos were taken from Disney's Press Kit. The color photos are also from Disney except Derek Powazek shot the one on this page. Disney retains a copyright in their photo images, and they are used here either as fair use under Section 107 of the 1976 Copyright Act or with permission through the Press Kit.
The reporting team is pictured in the photo to the right. Griffin, Robin and Chris are standing and Kurt is kneeling.
