The novel “The Favorite” is a multifaceted work in which a huge layer of historical reality is raised and a broad canvas of the life of Russia in the second half of the 18th century is given. The author depicts the era through the prism of the actions of the main character - His Serene Highness Prince Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin-Tavrichesky, the favorite of Catherine II; a complex man, contradictory in many ways, but certainly talented and intelligent, who decisively intervened in state affairs and saw his duty in serving Russia.