The author of CATHERINE AND HER MEN wishes to inform readers that this work is NOT a play and it is NOT a drama. These forms use many speaking characters, plots complications and resolutions. This work is a MONOLOGUE. This form has one vivid personality who is the only narrator of a story of historical and personal interest. This work also includes indented directions for the stage crew and for each of her twelve men. Catherine the Great tells truthfully about the events in her life and her many accomplishments. She also tells about her one great failure as the Empress of Russia. She tells about the remarkable men who enriched her life and how she, in turn, enriched them--all this in an orderly and lively cascade of events.