The Favorite. Book Two

The novel "The Favorite" is a multifaceted work that addresses a vast layer of historical reality, presenting a wide panorama of life in Russia in the second half of the 18th century.

The author depicts the era through the actions of the main character – the illustrious Prince Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin-Tauride, a favorite of Catherine II – a complex individual, often contradictory, but undoubtedly talented and intelligent, who resolutely intervened in state affairs and saw his duty in serving Russia.