pyotr vasilyevich soltykov was an ekamer. this is a serious rank, akin to a general, but still a court rank, not a military one. then why was a case opened against him on charges of witchcraft, as prescribed by military regulations. and then, if a case was opened, but obviously they could not prove malicious intent with respect to the sovereign's health, well, that is, in our case. soldykov did not lose the sovereign and his life, which is why the investigation lasted for several decades, is it really all about court intrigues, maybe we don't know something, and komerger simply crossed someone's path? however, according to the words experts, under elizabeth petrovna the attitude towards witchcraft was no longer as severe as under her father and grandfather. the empress saw such acts as ignorance and stupidity rather than malicious intent. and in most cases it ended with church repentance, although anything could happen. here is a story that even the moscow gazette wrote about. in 1752, the serf irina ivanova confessed that sh

if there was evidence, then how did pyotr vasilyevich was able to avoid responsibility, was it reallymagic? of course, more than two centuries have passed since then, but we will still try to understand this story. to begin with, let's find out the details of what kind of person pyotr soldykov was and how... he came to such a life, this is the dacha of ezet palna saltykova, built in the 19th century at that time, of course, suburban, now located in the primorsky district of st. petersburg. in principle, this is one of many objects in the name of which this surname is mentioned: the saltykov family is the oldest, mentioned in the so-called velvet book. this is a kind of census of the most noble russian families, which began to be compiled back in the 17th century. it is not difficult to imagine a nobleman, even a very noble one, who found himself under suspicion at the secret chancery, but for such a vile accusation, it can be said to be a disgrace for the entire family. having talked to experts, we found out that there were many people in the soltykov family who wrote their names into

we're putting out the stove, give me the keys, pyotr vasilyevich, stop it, this is our club, our granniesg here and at the same time you'll warm up, hello, hello, stuck, you know, comrades, well i pulled them once, everything around here is frozen, mikhey, how did you pull them, you don't have any diesel fuel, yes, well, you don't have any, i couldn't leave people... in the cold in a telemote, and not from moscow, and even from a tv, from the all-union radio, violeta petrovna, don't grutsa, a program at noon, which means you're the main one here, no, i'm the district police officer here, here's the chairman, the chairman of the local village council, pyotr vasilyevich karasik, that's the last name, i get it, hello, hello, how joyful it is when the leaders, hello, hello! think not only about harvests and milk yields, hello, about the cultural and mass leisure of their collective farmers, not every village can boast such a wonderful club as yours, yes, you haven't heard our choir yet, you have your own choir, but how about, that 's what you need, we are just looking for nuggets, and can we

we invited you, there will be more questions, what are you doing, pyotr vasilyevich, aksenia, you go ahead and do this here. well, it's not there, i couldn't leave people in the cold in the subject, they are from moscow, and also from tv, from the all-union radio, violeta petrovna negruta, a program at noon, which means you are the main one here, no, i am the district police officer here, here is the chairman, the chairman of the local village council, pyotr vasilyevich karasik, that's the last name, i understand, hello, hello, how is that? it makes me happy when leaders, hello, think not only about harvests and milk yields, hello, about the cultural and mass leisure of their collective farmers, not every village can boast of such a wonderful club as yours, yes, you haven't heard our choir yet, your own choir, you have, but how, well, well, that's what we need, we 're just looking for nuggets, and can we listen to something, who, who is the choir director, dmitry khasievich javier, also, by the way, from moscow, an artist. a real one from moscow, amazing, so you chose to work here in

, of course, did not lose his head and wrote a denunciation of tseltykov, however, this time pyotr vasilyeviche might say, was lucky, the new empress did not send him to solovki, but simply did... we decree to announce to pyotr soltykov that henceforth he should live quietly, praying to god for the forgiveness of his sins, that is, that he should forget about all that kind of witchcraft. otherwise, i quote, he will be sent to a monastery in the farthest corner of our empire. end of quote. they whispered in the court that soon after this decree , catherine lost the child conceived by her long-time favorite grigory orlov. perhaps as a result of this. soltykov was carefully watched throughout the reign of catherine ii, and his case was filled with new papers, but there was nothing incriminating in them. it seems that the former... ger and the failed magician, in fact, calmed down and put an end to witchcraft. here's what's remarkable: the grandson of our hero, sergei soltukov, was also known for his library, which, however, no one really saw, he carefully protected it from prying eyes. he protect