Catherine II. How Personal Funds Were Replenished and Spent. The Empress's Purse. Everyday Life of the Russian Imperial Court

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Igor Viktorovich Zimin presents the next book in the series «Everyday Life of the Russian Imperial Court», in which he captivatingly tells how the personal funds of Empress Catherine II were replenished and spent. The edition contains a vast number of illustrations and authentic information. The empress spent huge amounts on her education and construction, acquiring countless snuffboxes from St. Petersburg jewelers…

Many of her deeds can be listed, which remain preserved in the form of financial records in the Russian archive… Financial records are silent documentary evidence of the countless endeavors of Catherine the Great over the 34 years of her reign, which we remember with gratitude. 

And they are very diverse — from financing purchases for the Hermitage to acquiring personal items «for the Room», and there were so many of these deeds that they could not all fit into the book offered for your reading, and the author is working on a continuation of the story. The book has no analogs in the modern market and deserves the broadest readership.