About the book: 1902 / The reign of Emperor Paul has recently been fortunate in Russian historical literature: new documents and studies have appeared about him that have that special value, that, by clarifying the facts, they finally bring the personality of Emperor Paul out of the anecdotal fog with which it has been surrounded for a whole century; at the same time, enormous material is being collected to illuminate the life of Russian society of the Pavlovian time and that historical bridge is being created between the reigns of Catherine II and Alexander I, the absence of which was and is felt when studying the events of Russian history at the beginning of the 19th century. For twenty years, during the most difficult During his life, Pavel Petrovich was supported in every possible way by a devoted and selfless friend, the maid of honor of his wife, Empress Maria Feodorovna, Ekaterina Ivanovna Nelidova. This book tries to recreate her image based on the historical role she had. Edition of 1902, brought to modern spelling.