Princess Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova (1744–1810) is a Russian literary figure, director of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1783–1796), one of the outstanding personalities of Russia in the second half of the 18th century. She actively participated in the coup d'état of 1762, which brought Catherine II to the throne, but her influence in court circles was not strong. From 1769, Dashkova spent more than 10 years abroad, where she met with prominent political figures, writers and scientists - A. Smith, Voltaire, D. Diderot, etc. Upon returning to Russia in 1783, she headed the her proposal for the Russian Academy to study the Russian language - this is already enough to forever inscribe her name in the history of Russian culture. But she was also a philologist and writer. Among Dashkova’s works, the most interesting are the “Notes” published on the pages of this edition, which contain valuable information about the reign of Peter III, the accession of Catherine II, sketches of Moscow life in the mid-18th century, and characteristics famous Russian and European figures.