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Diary

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Diary
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Alexander Khrapovitsky (1749-1801), cabinet secretary to Catherine II, full Privy Councillor, senator, member of the Masonic lodges in St. Petersburg, writer and translator. He composed letters and orders, assisted the empress in writing plays for the court theater, accompanied her on walks.
In his Diary, the Cabinet Secretary mentions the Russo-Swedish and Russo-Turkish wars, the arrest of A. N. Radishchev and N. I. Novikov, the Empress's trip to the Crimea, almost verbatim recounts Catherine's opinion on current events: the revolution in France, military victories and defeats, new works and productions. The edition is supplemented with a foreword and commentary by candidate of historical sciences T. A. Lobashkova.
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