Century of Catherine. The conspirators at the throne. Sviridov TR

The magnificent century in Russia is the time of Catherine II. The unusual splendor and luxury of her court, intrigues, conspiracies, love adventures, wars are difficult to find another period that would contain all this.

in the book presented to your attention, about the secrets of the magnificent age of Catherine, two contemporaries tell about the secrets of the magnificent century : Alexey Orlov, brother Grigory Orlov, the favorite of the Empress, and Ivan Brykin, the caretaker of the imperial estate near Moscow.

The book is complemented by the documentary story of the historian Timofei Sviridov about the conspiracy against Catherine, in which the famous architect Vasily Bazhenov participated. P>