The brilliant age of Elizabeth seems to be familiar to us. But is it? What was behind the luxurious palaces and dazzling kurtags? How could a weak woman take the royal palace? What lived the heart of Elizabeth - the heart of a woman and an empress? Empress Elizaveta Petrovna was not only a seductive intriguer, but also a ruler who strengthened the power of Russia for decades. She gathered a brilliant galaxy of statesmen: Vorontsov, Razumovsky, Shuvalov, Trubetskoy, Naryshkin, Stroganov, Sheremetyev... And you won’t understand where they were connected by ties of love, and where are the interests of the great empire? Which of them was the caliph for an hour, and which one managed to light up a crowned, intelligent, charming woman? This is a very bold and original novel by Elena Raskina.