About the book: 2009 / In the pantheon of outstanding commanders of our Fatherland, Prince Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration occupies one of the places of honor. A descendant of the ancient Georgian kings, Suvorov’s favorite student, he took part in all the major wars of his time, became famous in many campaigns and died from a wound received in the Battle of Borodino, never surviving the abandonment of Moscow. His biography is, first of all, the history of the wars that Russia waged at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries. Meanwhile, the personal, private life of P.I. Bagration is not at all so well known. We do not know exactly when he was born, how he began his military service, to which he dedicated his entire life without reserve; There are many mysteries in the history of his relationship with the royal family, especially with Grand Duchess Ekaterina Pavlovna, although it is here that, as they believe, lies the reasons for the disgrace that befell Bagration shortly before the fateful 1812. The famous Russian historian, regular author of the “Life of Remarkable People” series, Evgeniy Viktorovich Anisimov, tells in his new book about the milestones in the life of P.I. Bagration - a commander and a person, as well as about the history of Russia of his time..