Magazine amateur No. 090. June 2023
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The main theme of the magazine "Amateur" No. 90 (June 2023) - Potemkin
When all power is concentrated in the hands of one person, this person, as a rule, delegates the powers to those whom he trusts, most often relatives and lovers And friends. Grigory Potemkin, who was rapidly entering the favorite, and probably the secret spouse of Empress Catherine. Among the favorites of different rulers and eras, his figure stands apart - so impressive and frankly love affair turned into an instrument of political influence. Having joined the Crimea and built the Black Sea Fleet, he was awarded the title of Serene Prince Tauride. In letters, Catherine called him an "invaluable friend", "dove" and "husband". Maria Fedorovna, the wife of the heir Pavel Petrovich, wrote about Potemkin: The career of this unusual person was brilliant, his mind and abilities were huge, and I think that it is difficult and even impossible to draw his portrait. Nevertheless, let"s take a chance, try ... Potemkin was so carried away by shipbuilding that Catherine, seeing his efforts, went to an unprecedented step. In 1785, the Black Sea Fleet was not yet formed from the subordination of the Admiralty College. From that moment on, he obeyed exclusively Potemkin. Among the achievements of Grigory Potemkin are not only military and love victories. The brightest prince became famous as a builder of cities. Yekaterinoslav, Kherson, Nikolaev and Sevastopol are his brainchild. Grigory Potemkin for a long time called Catherine II in the Crimea and finally persuaded. True, no one thought that the Empress’s trip to the south would turn out so large -scale and stretch for more than six months. The myth of the Potemkin villages says: during the journey of Catherine II in the Crimea in 1787, Prince Grigory Potemkin wanted to introduce the region in the best possible way. He erected fake settlements, where he gathered specially brought peasants. This myth has been living for almost 250 years. But there were actually villages or not, it is still unclear. In 1787, Russia entered the next armed confrontation with Turkey. This war, not the first and not the last in the history of the two countries, in 1791 after a series of defeats ended for the ports by the signing of the Yas Peace Treaty. Russia was able to achieve victory only thanks to unprecedented recruiting sets.
In permanent headings:
In "Attributions" Alexander Kibovsky will talk about how the appearance of the photograph made picturesque portraits with exclusive copyright works, which the old generic and new financial aristocracy ordered famous artists , and Yulia Demidenko in the "wardrobe" about what is driven chok. In the comic book (event of June) - a salt riot. Also, readers are waiting for the turning to see, read, play, as well as crossword puzzle and much more
When all power is concentrated in the hands of one person, this person, as a rule, delegates the powers to those whom he trusts, most often relatives and lovers And friends. Grigory Potemkin, who was rapidly entering the favorite, and probably the secret spouse of Empress Catherine. Among the favorites of different rulers and eras, his figure stands apart - so impressive and frankly love affair turned into an instrument of political influence. Having joined the Crimea and built the Black Sea Fleet, he was awarded the title of Serene Prince Tauride. In letters, Catherine called him an "invaluable friend", "dove" and "husband". Maria Fedorovna, the wife of the heir Pavel Petrovich, wrote about Potemkin: The career of this unusual person was brilliant, his mind and abilities were huge, and I think that it is difficult and even impossible to draw his portrait. Nevertheless, let"s take a chance, try ... Potemkin was so carried away by shipbuilding that Catherine, seeing his efforts, went to an unprecedented step. In 1785, the Black Sea Fleet was not yet formed from the subordination of the Admiralty College. From that moment on, he obeyed exclusively Potemkin. Among the achievements of Grigory Potemkin are not only military and love victories. The brightest prince became famous as a builder of cities. Yekaterinoslav, Kherson, Nikolaev and Sevastopol are his brainchild. Grigory Potemkin for a long time called Catherine II in the Crimea and finally persuaded. True, no one thought that the Empress’s trip to the south would turn out so large -scale and stretch for more than six months. The myth of the Potemkin villages says: during the journey of Catherine II in the Crimea in 1787, Prince Grigory Potemkin wanted to introduce the region in the best possible way. He erected fake settlements, where he gathered specially brought peasants. This myth has been living for almost 250 years. But there were actually villages or not, it is still unclear. In 1787, Russia entered the next armed confrontation with Turkey. This war, not the first and not the last in the history of the two countries, in 1791 after a series of defeats ended for the ports by the signing of the Yas Peace Treaty. Russia was able to achieve victory only thanks to unprecedented recruiting sets.
In permanent headings:
In "Attributions" Alexander Kibovsky will talk about how the appearance of the photograph made picturesque portraits with exclusive copyright works, which the old generic and new financial aristocracy ordered famous artists , and Yulia Demidenko in the "wardrobe" about what is driven chok. In the comic book (event of June) - a salt riot. Also, readers are waiting for the turning to see, read, play, as well as crossword puzzle and much more
Cover:
Cover:Soft
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:Magazines & Encyclopedia
ISBN:
ISBN:950381
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