"The jealous intrigues of Russian officer Prince Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin and his cohort Prince Charles of Nassau-Siegen caused him to be recalled to St. Petersburg for the pretended purpose of being transferred to a command in the North Sea. Here he was compelled to remain in idleness, while rival officers plotted against him and even maliciously assailed his private character through accusations of sexual misconduct."
Из статьи о Джон Пол Джонсе: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones#Russian_service
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Date: 2012-04-07 12:16 pm (UTC)забавно, у меня автоматически написалось Грише- (а не Гриши-).
а Потемкин как раз был ревнивцем
Date: 2012-04-07 01:07 pm (UTC)Из статьи о Джон Пол Джонсе:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones#Russian_service
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Date: 2012-04-07 02:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-04-07 05:07 pm (UTC)Рассказывают, что, вступив на престол, Павел I вызвал любовника матери и спросил: ты мой отец? Салтыков ответил смущенно: нас у матушки было много...
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Date: 2012-04-08 08:41 am (UTC)