Plato Last Favorite Catherine 2. Platon of Teeth

Plato Alexandrovich teeth (1767-1822) Platon of teeth came from the Russian graphic impoverished. The family had seven children, three of them - Plato, Valerian, and Olga - played a "definite role" (otherwise you can not say) at the court. The father of the teeth before the elevation of sons was somewhere in

Teeth (Prince Platon Alexandrovich, 1767-1822), son A. N. Zubova. It was summed up thanks to N. I. Saltykov, who later sought to displace from the service to get a place of General Field Marshal. Since 1789, the teeth are made by the face close to Empress Catherine II; Of the Horse Guards, the Higher Guards are rapidly produced in higher ranks, it receives County dignity and enormous estates that concluded tens of thousands of souls. After the death of Potemkin, in which the teeth did not play, however, the prominent role in state affairs, the importance of the zuba is increasing every day; Many of those posts are transferred to him, who previously occupied Potemkin, he is appointed by the Feldsyster General, the Novorossiysk governor-general, head of the Black Sea Fleet. All cases peered three of his secretaries: Altsta, Mushroom and Ribas, the faces of very low morality, diligently taking care of their enrichment. The teeth himself receives the princely dignity and huge estate in the newly-confined Polish areas during this time. Pavel I cost him first gently, but soon the teeth ordered to go abroad and the estates were selected in the treasury. Thanks to the petition of Kutaisov, the teeth have grown in 1800 to Russia and received his confiscated estates back. The last years of his life spent the teeth in the town of Yanishki, the Vilen province, where there was bad glory from the peasants about him, as a landowner. Died without offspring.

Teeth Platon Alexandrovich, Graph, Prince, the last favorite of Empress Ekaterina II (1767-1822).

Ekaterina II Alekseevna, Empress All-Russian, Spouse Peter III, Mother of Emperor Paul I.

Paul I Petrovich, Emperor All-Russian.

Natalia Alekseevna, Great Princess, First Spouse Paul I.

Maria Fedorovna, Empress All-Russian, II spouse Paul I.

Alexander I Pavlovich, Emperor All-Russian, Son Paul I.

Konstantin Pavlovich, Grand Duke, Son Paul I.

Nicholas I Pavlovich, Son Paul I.

Elizabeth Alekseevna, Empress All-Russian, spouse Alexander I.

Alexander Nikolaevich, Father Dmitry, Plato, Valerian.

Elizabeth Vasilyevna, the mother of the brothers of the tooth, spouse Alexander Nikolayevich, nee Tregubov.

Dmitry Alexandrovich, Brother Plato Alexandrovich.

Valerian Alexandrovich, Brother Plato Alexandrovich.

Olga Alexandrovna, in the marriage of Zherebtsov, Sister Plato Alexandrovich.

Potemkin Grigory Aleksandrovich, Prince, State Avestigator, Favorit Catherine II.

Dmitriev-Mamonov Alexander Matveyevich, Favorit Catherine II.

Lanskaya Alexander Dmitrievich, Favorit Catherine II.

Pereksihina Marya Savvishna, trusted Camera Frau Catherine II.

Protasova Anna Stepanovna, Trusted Catherine II Freillina.

Saltykov Nikolai Ivanovich, Military and State Worker, Field Marshal General.

Suvorov Alexander Vasilyevich, Generalissimus.

De Ribas Joseph, court.

Sokolova Anastasia Ivanovna, in marriage de Ribas, trusted maid Catherine II, daughter Ivan Ivanovich Bezzky.

Betskaya Ivan Ivanovich, the statesman, by rumors related to relatives with Catherine II.

Dashkova Ekaterina Romanovna, Princess, Russian Enlightenment Worker.

Panin Nikita Ivanovich, State Avestigator.

Kapinte Vasily Vasilyevich, Poet, playwright, public figure.

Lviv Nikolay Alexandrovich, architect, poet, musician, engineer, public figure.

Derzhavin Gabril Romanovich, poet, statesman.

Levitsky Dmitry Grigorievich, painter-portraitist.

Novikov Nikolai Ivanovich, publisher, enlightener, public figure.

Nelidova Ekaterina Ivanovna, a close friend of Paul I, a court of small yard.

Lopukhina Anna Petrovna, Pavel I Favorite, and many others ...

... Over time, history will appreciate the influence of its [Catherine II] of the reign on the morals, it will open the brutal activity of its despotism under the larger of meekness and tolerance, the people oppressed by the governors, the treasury, crueling by lovers, will show important mistakes of it in political economy, insignificance in legislation ... Physura The relationship with the philosophers of her century - and then the voice of the seduced Voltaire will not save her glorious memory from the curse of Russia.

A. S. Pushkin. Notes on Russian history of the XVIII century

…Autumn. Early autumn. Already drowned by the first chalodes. Towing a thick copper top of trees. Fuling with a stal fold pond. Frozen in the solemn and reassured gold sunset sphinxes on a small granite pier. Water smooth will not get drowned. And in the silence of the outgoing evening, slim, decorated with noses of ships - Rostrith - Obelisk in memory of a long-standing military victory, after which there were so many wars, battles, good luck and failure. The woman who stopped on the shore is also a non-native and also bends towards her sunset. Tightly smelted, coated from the cold Blue Salop still emphasizes a bluish shade. An intricate, of lace and ribbons, a hat resembles the pastie. But the hand is already hard on the meeting, and the faceted face, a little touched by a shadow of an indifferent smile, speaks about fatigue, extinguished his eyesathing, a heavy breakdown of an eyebrow arc over the swelling centuries. The beginning of the 1790s. Otherwise, the "teeth". The portrait of the Great Empress of the brush is still not known to anyone, who has just come to the capital of the artist Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky. Written without an order. The assumption that the idea of \u200b\u200ban unusual - "home" - portrait was proposed by the poet and architect Nikolai Lvov, remains just an assumption. In fact, N. A. Lvov is far from being so close to the Empress, in order to optistive a unlucky provincial artist, but he is familiar with the situation at the courtyard to know how Catherine's capriciously, Ekaterina. And the point is not in some kind of mandatory idealization - Catherine is too smart to want to look on the canvas by the personification of beauty. But it absolutely necessary for her in accordance with it, in the way she formed for himself, and who remained true to all his life - a benevolent, internally peaceful, filled with infinite condescension to the human weaknesses of the self-catering. And yet - that the wave increases over the years - the desire to wonder the sickness of himself in irreversible youth. She comes to power in his thirty years old, when the real youth is already behind: at the age of thirty four, they talk about a boyfood - not about youth. However, in the earliest years, it did not differ neither attractiveness or freshness. Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, who self-erased his daughter-in-law, could gladly teach himself over a drunken, a small increase, the long-axis of the Grand Duchess with her yellowish sulfuge and impossible for rumor Russian. The glory of the queen and the first beauty of his own yard did not threaten. From where it was a fun and cheerful Elizabeth to know how many lessons, and how quickly removes the palace from the life of the unloved great princess, what a dirty student will be! Time brought to her completeness and wellness, everyday wipes with ice - excellent color of the face spent in the mirror hours - an impeccable verbal ability to use each expression, every movement of the obedient bodies. The watch and reading days aloud taught the Russian language, in which the weak shadow of the former accent appeared only in minutes of strong unrest. She was not called the actress "because she was too big actress, - with unshakable persistence of fanatic self-confidence to the" highest destination ". Frank hostility of the Empress-aunt, reaching in the last years of his rule to the thought of expulsion from Russia for the great princess. Disgusting of her husband, as frank in his dream about divorce and marriage on the official favorite, B. R. Vorontsova. Nine-year-old Waiting for the child - the heir, without which the position of the Great Princess became the day from the day more and more shaky. The wary hostility sensitively responded on the mood of the monarchy of the courtiers, who did not understand the infinite book classes, or smart conversations, or the freedom, with which the Great Princess, was looking for society of young and doubting courts.

Platon Alexandrovich Zubov was born in 1767 in the family of provincial nobles. He was one of four sons. The father of Zubet managed the estate of Field Marshal Saltykov, who further influenced the fate of Plato. At 22, he entered the service in the Guards Regiment. Special talents, the young man did not differ, did not perform the feats, and in the career stairs, moved thanks to influential patrons.

In 1789, Plato, being a rothmistrome of the equestrian army, persuaded the bosses to give him the command of the convoy, who accompanied Catherine II from St. Petersburg to the royal village. A 22-year-old attractive young man tried to draw attention to himself and he succeeded.

Vanity for - Core for the sake

Portrait of Prince Plato Aleksandrovich Zudova - I. B. Lampy 1802

Plato, being Favorite Catherine II, from the first days tried to participate in state affairs. Without special abilities, he held 36 posts. The teeth was appointed General Governor, participated in the meetings of the Academy of Arts and the College of Foreign Affairs, led the fleet and artillery. The Empress did not regret the awards for a pet, only in 1790 he was awarded the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, the Order of St. Anne, the orders of the Black and Red Orlov, the Polish Order of St. Stanislav and the White Eagle.

Taking advantage of the attachment of Catherine, Plato displaced from state and personal affairs even her long-standing advisor Gregory Potemkin. Rapping power, the young man distributed mercy. All the relatives of the tender began to occupy government positions, bribery flourished.

After the death of Gregory Potemkin in 1791, the last favorite of Catherine Great Platon's teeth took the post of governor of the Novorossiysk Territory. In this place, he became a landmark man for Odessa. Joseph de Ribas decided to take advantage of the prostate of the teeth, which was so close to the state treasury. De Ribas actively knocks out financing for a newborn city. Plato uncontrollands uses stateless money and everything comes off his hands.

On May 13, 1794, he appoints Joseph to distribute land plots and issue permits for settlements. On September 2, the first foundation of the house at the corner of the current streets of Langeronovskaya and Richelevskaya was laid. On the same day laid the marina and the harbor for rowing vessels. On May 27, 1794, Catherine orders to open a city for merchant vessels and make it shopping.

Platon of teeth is incredibly rich, while it was in favorites. His condition was calculated by millions, not to mention real estate. He had a huge effect on an aging empress. By the end of her rule, he borrowed and indecently a great title.

After the death of Empress

On November 6, 1796, Catherine was died great and with her the Golden Epoch for Russia. The first of the death of the Empress was told Platon, and he disappeared from the palace for 10 days. With the death of patroness, teeth understood that it was over and his time. Aside to the throne Paul I, Scelled Plato abroad, depriving all positions, ranks and real estate. But in 1800, the emperor settled over him and allowed to return to his homeland. The tooth was returned part of the property and even appointed director of the first cadet corps. What was the gratitude of the Zubet? He rose among the participants in the conspiracy against Paul I and personally attended his murder.

The light prince, Favorit Catherine II. Thanks to him, one of the buildings of the Catherine Palace is called.

Before imagining the idyllic picture of a walk through the Tsarskoye Selo Park of the Great Empress and her young favorite, it is worth answering a few questions. The image of the last favorite and the entire family of tooths for many years was sharply negative, but now it is worth checking well-established judgments.

The first question is why the "last favorite" was really the last, despite the attempts of the most powerful people, including Potemkin, by rumors, her secret husband, remove Plato Zubov, "snatch" this interfere with many "tooth"? Why did their connection lasted almost eight years (there was longer; only "marital" c) and maybe it would continue to continue, if it were not for the sudden end of Catherine Great?

Recall the beginning - just played the last act of the performance with, where Catherine led himself as the rulers never behaved. She allowed the beloved to marry a young girl, Shcherbataya Freillan, whom he suddenly loved himself. The young received the dowry and generous gifts, and the only thing that, according to rumors, allowed himself an offended empress, it is to prick the bride with a pin when she sacrificed her custom, the elegant hairstyle of the bride with diamonds. Then the young went to Moscow.

But how should Ekaterina feel like? She seemed to himself abandoned, old, thought it was possible to be with her for money or honors, that she probably simply bought the attachment of young people. And this is she who confessed to "confession", which can not be for a minute without love! The most black despair has come. Several times noted in his diary that the empress "cries" at night.

It brandschitis only the most faithful girlfriend, (nee Rumyantsev, a commander's niece) "about which in the" notes "of Catherine wrote that" our fate is similar. " Anna Nikitichna condemned Mamonov, once even cruelly "crushed" him, about which Catherine mentioned in letters. And now the devotee of Freilin advises Catherine, according to the prescription John Khmelevskaya, to knock out "Wedge Wedge", and the words of Lope de Vega so that the "soul to cure the sick", hesitate her "another love." She represents Catherine of the young officer Platon Zubov, who has long been in love with it: in the spring of 1789 teeth was sent at the head of the Connogvardee detachment, accompanying Catherine II to the royal village; Invited to dinner and approximate Empress Catherine II.

This "love" caused greater doubts from the court surroundings "Starting from Khorchavitsky and Garnenovsky, in the" notes "released an echidial note:" Anna Nikitichna (Naryshkin. - T. I.) assured and assures that the teeth are in love with death, and this is very Much contributes to his well-being ... "

Courtful treated the situation as a collision from the Moliere, but there is a question. One of the main advantages of Catherine was the ability to recognize people, this did not deny the biggest enemies, no wonder the monuments are created in the brilliant surroundings of talented figures, which she allowed to prove himself. And now there is already a fairly experienced woman and the government for eight years gave him to circle himself around the finger with a young Connovardian? I never felt falsehood, did not doubt? Until now, some skeptical historians, like Evgeny Anisimov, are attributed to the elder degradation of the empress (but what was manifested?), Say, so was enthusiastic, which did not see anything and did not hear.

Now, when the whole biography of Plato Aleksandrovich Zudova is well known to me, the graph, then the bright prince, I want to believe the wise Anna Nikitichna Naryshkina. It seems that all his life he loved only Catherine, he married it very late, when a legitimate heir was clearly needed, he died a month before the birth of a daughter, the bright princesses Alexandra, lived secluded, "the recording of his conversations with their managers, published inaccurately and fragmentary. Judging by them, he and shortly before his death spoke only about her, his Empress.

And what is Catherine? What could have been involved in this young man? He did not differ in incredible beauty. "Although it was good, his numerous portraits of the brush lamp and others give evidence to this. Notic to his sad, "Volterovskaya" smile. His younger brother "Cheerful Valerian, according to admission, was beautiful. And how many attempts from the side "at least Potemkin, send someone younger, even more effectively? One such case turned into a joke (a well-known story about how Potemkin sent a beautiful young man to Catherine to "show". The Empress carefully examined and brought a picture, and a young man, and asked to convey to the brighter that "Painting is good, but Feelings are missing. "). If you believe in the "old depravation" of the Great Empress, which prevented her after a 22-year-old Plato to find 18 years old and so on? Suppose that Catherine appreciated the sincere feeling of a young man, she liked not only his education, but also readiness to learn further. In addition, he had something insanely annoyed courtly, but it was necessary to Empress - a big and friendly family.

If we consider the biography of Catherine, then it can be seen "that she needed not only the state of" love ", but she sought his whole life to a family circle. The relatives of the beloved favorite became her family, so it was with Orlovy, so it was with Potemkin. So it became with teeth.

By age, the brothers of the tooth organically entered the "younger yard", that is, the great princes of Alexander and Konstantin, with whom Catherine loved spending time. The constant discontent of the "Elder Court", her son Paul and Maria Fedorovna, for all it was painful. It was in this circle that the engagement and wedding of the older brother Nikolai Zubov and the wedding and the wedding of the middle brother Dmitry Zubov and his daughter, Freskovy Alexandrovna, and the wedding of the younger brother Valerian and the beauty of Mary Fyodorovna Pototsk (nee Lubovyir) were celebrated.

So, the first mention of Plato Zudov in letters to the grimme refers to the royal village and dates from September 1790 "Correcting about the heroism of the ancients and that modern heroes would have to imitate them, and to do this, read the ancient writers, - Ekaterina added: Want to know What kind of teeth g [ospodin] and I did this summer in the royal village in free watches with the thunder of the guns? Well, here is our secret: we translated Tom Plutarch into Russian. But we were calm and happy during the Besyatitsa. In addition, he read Polybia. "

Let's start with the fact that the thunder of the guns was not festive. War was walking with Sweden, whose king promised to throw from the Thunder of the Great, created Falcone, and put his statue on the pedestal. Cannon shots were well audible in St. Petersburg, and even better in the royal village.

In addition, the Empress was engaged in the classic formation of a young man. It is important "that the student has fastened an ancient story from different sources: comparative lives of great people and chronologically consistent courses. By the way, Polybia Plato could read both Russian.

Tsarsko Snakes

The author of the next mention of Platon Zubne in the royal village is no one else like. The poet dedicated a young favorite poem "for moderation", 1792 in the manuscript during the title attributed "to ***", and by definition of commentators (in particular, A. Gukovsky), should be read "to [Platon] tooth."

In the poem, the poet uttered a certain declaration of independence approximately to the strong world of this. In the first stanza, commentators saw the nuances of the relationship of Derzhavin with Empress Catherine, stroke hints on Potemkin "But the final was directly addressed to the tooth:

But Glory and Love Prolel

You are only virtue.

Look and hell, although b through the boors

Fortunes became ahead,

Do not completely descend malicious snakes from the tower

And, looking at the sky, do not fall;

Keep better than the middle

And the neighbor is good creating;

For tomorrow fortresses from the fate

Powerless to take kings themselves.

There is time - this, it is turned;

Last will not come back.

At least whose soul is honest, courtesy,

At least someone who is smart

But since moderation is useful

And those who are glorious captive!

Able to be without resentment,

Osanist, hard, but not proud;

We decide without speed, calm,

Without tricky Catcher Hearts;

Opiva in a clear sail to the lazore,

Claim them do not face and in a bore.

"All these are kind quality," noticed Derzhanin, "he had an indisputable prince of teeth." But we are interested in "malicious snakes" that the destination of the verse "allowed from the towers." In a biographical essay, dedicated to the tooth, published in "Russian Sturdy", this line was given such a comment: "Teeth, then a former graph and prince, the favorite of the Empress, sometimes after dinner did this children's game, descending paper snakes from the Tsarskosiel towers. This children's game, according to the naive remark of Derzhavin, was nothing more than the experiments of the Zube over the extraction of air electricity, produced by the example of Franklin, Bekcaria, Prondeavy, etc. | Ugim], through paper coils, bathed with Patal. Of all the entertainment Plato Aleksandrovich in his bright minutes, which he had much more than those busy, "this Children's game" was almost the most harmless occupation, which in the hands of more skillful, could be helpful. "

Perhaps in the XIX century. Running snakes turned into a children's game, but in the XVIII century. It was a serious and very dangerous occupation. Lomonosov's physicist Richman died as a result of experiments with atmospheric electricity, but the metal pole mounted on the roof, from which a murderer's ball lightning arose, carried out the same role as the famous "Serpent Franklin", and the same task - Collect heavenly electricity. It is curious that modern American researchers found that when Franklin launched a snake in a cloud, even without hitting it in it, he collected so many charges that it was deadly, and if the experience had passed as a scientist described him, the investigation would be his death. The fact that the teeth also engaged in experiments with electricity, and not just entertained, says pasting snakes "Patal", actually "Pottal", that is, sheets of metals or alloys imitating gold (for example, copper with zinc or silver with aluminum) .

But why did Platon Alexandrovich betrayed this fascinating, beautiful, but such a dangerous lesson? It is interesting here is the testimony left by Karlik Favorite, Ivan Andreevich Yakubovsky. Here is one of the few mention of Catherine in his peculiar memoirs: "Now, the ninety-six-year-old Samoylov gave ball for the empress, and she was on his ball. But what happened here on this day! Unusually, wonders of nature. It was said as soon as the empress will sit in the carriage, immediately let the rocket; But instead of a rocket, the largest meteor flew out of the door and flew through the Admiralty to Vasilyevsky Island; At first, the people thought that the rocket, rushed and began to shout: Hooray! Cheers cheers! But after they saw that it was a snake, began to shout: Amen, Amen, Amen. The Empress herself saw and said to the bright prince Platon Alexandrovich that "this is, I notice, I don't see any extraordinary one for now." I myself was here and saw, but when I went out of the house, I saw him as he rose to Izmailovsky Place. "From the text it is unclear whether there is a fall in a meteorite, or about the comet flown, but it is obvious that Catherine, a sober-minded student of Voltaire, was afraid, like her predecessor of Elizabeth," Heavenly Signs ". Perhaps Plato's experiences were the goal Somehow soothe these fears, "believe the algebra of harmony," to prove the natural origin of shocking heavenly cataclysms.

Tsarskostsky "Roman"

Many retell this history, but its most extensive description is contained in memories, and each of the historical characters was given a certain comic role.

Beautiful summer of 1794 in the royal village. "There was no end to pleasures. The Empress tried to make the royal village as pleasant as possible. Invented to run in a meadow in front of the palace. There were two camps: and distinguished with the help of pink and blue flags with silver, embroidered on them initials. As it was supposed, I belonged to Alexander's camp. The Empress and Persons Nonigars sat on the bench against the alley, bonded meadow.

Before you start running, the Great Princess Elizabeth hung her hat on the flag. She barely touched the earth, before it was ease; The air played her hair. She was ahead of all the ladies. She admired and could not be enough to look at her [...] Prince Platon's teeth took part in the games. Grace and Charm made a strong impression on him somehow in the evening, during the game, the Grand Duke Alexander came to us, took me and the great princess for his hands and said:
- Teeth are in love with my wife.

These words pronounced in her presence, very upset me. I said that for such a thought there can be no reason, and added that if the teeth are capable of such madness, it would be necessary to despise him and not to pay for anything the slightest attention. But it was too late: these ill-fated words have already crushed the heart of the Grand Duchess. She was confused, and I felt unhappy and stayed in anxiety: nothing could be more useless and dangerous than letting a young woman feeling that should be offended by it. "

Tie action. An insulted noble husband, an offended noble spouse, a dishonest seducer and the author who accepts the role of the main hand of the heroine. The last brave destroys all the intrigues of the seducer, who "in the dreamability, constantly threw ... Tomny glances that he endured on the great princess."

"Soon the unfortunate hobby of the Zube was known to the entire Tsarist Sel." And that's what is strange, all the courtiers helped him together. "... The attorney tooth and his spies began to try to act on me. ... I was surrounded by a whole legion of enemies, but a clear conscience gave me strength, and I was so imbued with my attachment to Elisabeth Alekseevna, which instead of worrying, doubled her efforts and, if you can put it, it became more confident. "

"Somehow in the morning, walking alone in the garden, I met Shawelberg's graph. He came up and spoke to me hurriedly and friendly, as it was always done with those who wanted to have a location.
"My friend, dear Countess," he said, "the more I see this delightful psyche, the more losing my head!" She is incomparable, but I will make a drawback.
- Tell me what, I ask you.
- Her heart is not sensitive enough. She creates so much unfortunate, and does not appreciate the most delicate feelings, respectful attention.
- Who is?
- the one who is guarding it.
- You are crazy, dear graph, and you know badly. Go to the Countess Shuvalova: She will understand you better, and know once and for all that weakness is as far from the heart of Psyche, how your words bordered with lowness.
After graduating from these words, I raised my eyes on the windows of the Zubet Rooms and saw it on the balcony. Taking Shatenberg at hand, I led him to him.
"This young man crazy," I said. - Tell blood more quickly. Waiting for this I allow you to ask him in detail about our conversation "

As a seducer, Countess Shuvalov, she wanted to bring Elizabeth Alekseevna to the meadow, where the teeth had to "give Serenada from his window," in order to "her presence served as the approval of the feeling of Zubet," but the intelligent Freillus led the heroine for a walk. Then the seducer wanted to convince the Great Princess French romance of ambiguous content, but the brave goluve destroyed this insidious plan and sang the first verse several times, passing the second, replete with hints. Then the tireless villain considered the Great Princess from its window with the help of a telescope, but here a virtuous inapproval of the curtain pins of the curtains and thereby prevented insidious views.

The junction of this protracted intrigue was supposed to make Dues Ex Machina - God from the car whose role was performed by the Empress.

Now the junction is intercourse as follows: "It is not known who conveyed Catherine II about the unacceptable love of her personal property, but, having learned, she so managed to put the favorite that an extraordinary love was instantly".

In this story a lot of incomprehensible. First, why Platon of teeth so openly cared for Elizabeth Alekseevna and almost all the courtiers helped him? He had to hide his passion, as Dmitriev-Mamonov's love for Shcherbatova. And why do you know about this "passion", except for the supposedly empress? And why the passion "instantly" disappears - Catherine should not only be angry, but to be just in rage from this betrayal, but nothing like this happens. And most importantly, why the object of this cunning courtship, Elizabeth Alekseevna herself, so friendly and sympathetically mentioned Plato Zubet in their very frank and personal letters to the mother? (In letters, the August correspondents called him "Zodiac").

So a version can be true, which he retracted with indignation and immediately refuted the virtuous alternate of this comedy: "Let me put one thinking here. The slanders managed to convince several despicable people who could believe evil, as if Empress Catherine encouraged the passion of Zudda to the Great Princess Elisavet, because she did not have children, her grandson did not have children, and she wanted them to appear by anything. " After all, if you turn to the letters of Catherine to Grimma, then on December 7, 1792, the letter about "born love" Alexander and his bride she finished: "I hope that you will read this diploma in eight years when it comes to the children of Alexander" . And then several times wrote about the expected heirs of his beloved grandson.

The simplest explanation of the refutation: Moralist Golovin never read the famous memoirs of Catherine, of which it becomes clear that she once was once in the position of Great Princess Elizabeth Alekseevna, and even in more difficult, since her spouse had no brothers. She was handed over to the words of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, that the child should be, no matter how, and then offered to choose between Saltykov and another cavalier. Catherine probably believed that it was not so important who would be a biological father of the heir of the Russian throne, and if so, why not give the ZSU the opportunity to his beloved young man, who she could no longer give a child? Well, if the jealousy of the wife, the Grand Duke Alexander will give these courtship, whose appeal to the young wife already caused condemnation, and resurrect the fooling feelings of both? Plato of the teeth who participated in the palace performances and the writing of the plays could play a great role in an organized comedy. And then he had the opportunity to open the heroine and stay with her in beautiful and friendly relations.

Memories of the Tsarskoil Halls

The last plot of the essay is presumptive. But some coincidences seem to be the author not random.

So, after death in 1804 and the burial in the Trinity-Sergius Desert, the Family Council of the Graphs of Teeth gathered by all the beloved brother of Valerian to share his inheritance. On him, Plato asked himself the estate of Runda, located south of the city of Riga, complained by Empress Valerian after his heavily injured in Poland, in 1794 (the cannonic core touched the leg to the young general). The estate once belonged to the Duke of Biron, and "was probably considered as an important part of the family herb, since the elements of the Biron coat of arms were included in the graph coat of arms of the tooth. Palace in Randal built a young F.-B. Rastrelli, and probably the "last favorite" he reminded about the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, and the beautiful Tsarskoye complex.

The Rundale Palace is now in a state of restoration, and it is sometimes difficult for employees to determine how the owner should be attributed to the decor of a certain festive hall. But here is the descriptions of Catherine itself: "Tsarsko-Selician garden ... becomes the only one in its kind. I'm not talking about the rooms ... I write to you in the Cabinet of massive silver, minted with a pattern of red leaves; Four columns with the same pattern maintain a mirror that serves a canopy sofa, a bright green matter with silver of the Moscow product; The walls consist of mirrors with which silver pilasters with the red leaves serve as Ramami ... This cabinet is very luxurious ... I have a white and blue glass, and the pattern on them is from Arabeskov. " It is worth comparing the verbal portrait of the first hall with fragments of the silver finish of the Rundale chambers, and the second description is with a charming cabinet-tobacker, to possibly make sure "memories of the royal village" visited not only our first poet.

• Notes Mikhail Garnovsky: Empress Ekaterina II - I and her yard in 1787-1790. // Russian old man. 1876. T. XVI-XVII with 410
• Irley. F. 265. OP. 2. No. 276.
• Catherine II in the correspondence with grimet. Article Second Academician J. K. Ghotta. St. Petersburg, 1881. P. 185.
• Russian old man. 1876. T. 17. P. 50.
• Dwarf Favorite. The history of the life of Ivan Andreevich Yakubovsky, the dwarf of the brilliant prince Platon Alexandrovich Zubova, written by himself. With the preface and notes of the Count V. P. Zudov and the afterword, Dietrich Gerhardt. Munich, 1968.
• About Meteor 1796 on the day of the ball at Count Samoilov reported in the memoirs of N. P. Brusylov (historical Bulletin. 1893. T. 52. No. 4).
• Golovin V. Ya. Memoirs // History of the life of a noble woman. M., 1996. P. 126-127.