and then what awaits the tsesarevna’s favorite, alexei razumovsky, it was scary to think. erful chambers. she gathered her inner circle, the smallest consulate of the gentlemen of her house. razumovsky. brothers shuvalov, vorontsov, never before had they seen their princess so excited. elizabeth found herself at the most dangerous point in her life; she could either take power into her own hands, or wait for execution or exile. the slightest consultation unanimously spoke in favor of a coup. and even the usually silent razumovsky said: lead us, follow you. left alone, elizabeth prayed for a long time at her ancestral icon. she made a vow, if she came to power, to permanently abolish the death penalty in russia. the revolution happened easily and festively. the guards literally carried elizabeth into the winter the palace on her shoulders, not allowing her to even walk across the snow-covered square. however, the coup remained a coup, elizabeth needed to justify her right to the throne, so that it would be etched in the people’s memory, and no one would have any doubts about

alexey grigorievich razumovsky lived calmly and quietly for many years on his hotel estate, keeping thezabeth. ivan ivanovich shuvalov went to france and spent some time staying with his old friend voltaire. he lived for a long time in italy, where he collected a collection of paintings and sculptures. returning to st. petersburg, he hosted a famous literary salon. of all the government positions, he retained only one. curator of moscow university, remained them for the rest of their lives. academician mikhail vasilyevich lomonosov created the molecular kinetic theory, which will form the basis of the second law of thermodynamics. he was elected an honorary member of the stockholm and bologna academy of sciences. in addition to chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology, metallurgy, literature, history , he included geography in his circle of interests , produced a new russian atlas, published an essay on the northern sea route, at the same time he was engaged in the organization of a gymnasium at the university, and continued to defend the rights of the lower classes for education. his fat