Записки княгини Дашковой

Princess Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova, a friend and associate of Catherine the Great, had an amazing biography: at the age of 16 - marriage, at 20 - already widowhood, at 18 - active participation in the palace coup, at 38 - successful leadership of two academies of sciences, and at 52 - link. The memoirs that the princess wrote much later, already in the era of Alexander I, are based on notes made over a long series of years - nothing else can explain such chronological accuracy and the smallest details in the description of people and events. "Everything that glorified Dashkova, she owes her character, her energy and determination; her character also dominated her mind, also remarkable ... "What a woman! What a strong and rich existence!"