Russia has always been lucky with women - if only we could still appreciate it! If Elizabeth Petrovna had reigned in Europe, she would have been extolled as the greatest of the greats, where would her namesake Elizabeth Tudor be! And in our country, “daughter Petrova” is still reproached for her love affairs and wardrobe of 15 thousand dresses, attributing to her either stupidity, or eccentricity, or “woman’s dampness” - neither the “blonde at the wheel” of the state. But, firstly, so you know, Elizabeth was red-haired, and secondly, would a “fool woman” be able to seize and retain power, rid Russia of German dominance, and defeat Frederick the Great himself?! Fear God!..The first beauty of the Empire, the plump “Russian Venus”, the beloved daughter of Peter the Great, who inherited the statesman genius, passionate nature and indomitable character of her great father, she was not afraid to put everything on the line, knew how to risk her own head, to win, enchant, inspire. The idol of the Guard and ordinary soldiers who were ready to give their lives for their “Elizabeth”, she won her father’s throne with a sword in her hand - and without hesitation sacrificed power in the name of love. She rejected dukes and nobles for the sake of brave officers, refused kings and princes in order to marry a simple choirboy... Open this novel, find out the secret of youth and beauty of the incomparable empress, who remained desirable, adored, irresistible even in her mature years, until the last hour! Vivat, Elisavet!