Nina Sorotokina – Empress Elizabeth Petrovna. Her Enemies and Favourites. A Gift Book in a Leather Binding

Nina Sorotokina – Empress Elizabeth Petrovna. Her Enemies and Favourites. A Gift Book in a Leather Binding.

“Empress Elizabeth Petrovna. Her Enemies and Favourites” is an engaging historical and biographical work by the renowned writer Nina Sorotokina, the author of the famous “Midshipmen”. The book is dedicated to the daughter of Peter the Great, her difficult path to the throne, and the period of her reign. The author focuses on the personal circle of the crown princess, and later the empress, which shaped the domestic policy and the atmosphere of the era. Sorotokina thoroughly examines Elizabeth’s relationships with her main favourites, among whom were Alexander Buturlin, Semyon Naryshkin, Alexei Shubin, and her unofficial spouse, Alexei Razumovsky. The writer debunks the entrenched myths about the empress’s excessive fickleness, revealing her sincere feelings, virtues, and loyalty to her close friends. A special place in the narrative is given to the ill‑wishers and rivals of the future ruler — the ruler Anna Leopoldovna, as well as the influential ministers Heinrich Ostermann and Burkhard Münnich. Through the prism of the characters’ personal sympathies and antipathies, the author masterfully recreates the atmosphere of palace conspiracies, intrigues, and the struggle for power in 18th‑century Russia. The book is written in a very lively, light, and engaging style, which makes the historical facts accessible to the widest possible readership. This is a profound and at the same time captivating study of the fates of the people who stood at the origins of the brilliant “Elizabethan era”.

The price of the book is 18,000₽

The price of the book in a gift box made of genuine leather is 25,000₽