Sergey Gorbatov: Roman. Soloviev V.S.

The action of the novel unfolds in the brilliant era of Catherine II. The young nobleman Sergei Gorbatov plunges with his head into the court life. It is naive and not spoiled, but thanks to a brilliant education, obtained by the efforts of a French mentor, Sergey makes a very favorable impression on the empress, who gives him a diplomatic assignment. To fulfill the mission, you should go to Paris, and on the calendar 1789 - the year of the Great French Revolution...

This novel is the first of the five books of the era of “Chronicle of four generations”, telling about the noble Gorbatov family. Through the history of one family, the author shows various periods of Russian and world history.