The book by the English historian S. Sebag-Montefiore is the first detailed biography of His Serene Highness Prince Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin (1739 - 1791), the great Russian historical figure of the 18th century. The transformation of a small-scale, unknown guards officer into a powerful favorite, in fact co-ruler of Empress Catherine II, their long-term love, which became the basis of Potemkin’s incredible power, the annexation of Crimea to Russia, the creation of the Black Sea Fleet, the construction of new cities, the settlement of southern Russian lands, victories in the Russian-Turkish wars, The private life of His Serene Highness, his love affairs and political intrigues - all this is based on documentary sources, but is presented with such skill as a fiction writer that the book will be read with interest by historians and politicians, students and schoolchildren, as well as simply lovers of entertaining literature.