About the book: 1900 / Countess Varvara Nikolaevna Golovina - maid of honor at the courts of Empresses Catherine II, Maria Feodorovna and Elizaveta Alekseevna.V. N. Golovina was part of the circle of people close to Catherine II, and experienced feelings of boundless devotion and admiration for the empress, also constantly receiving evidence of trust and love from her. On the pages of Countess Golovina’s memoirs, the events of the reigns of Catherine II, Paul I and Alexander I come to life. “Notes of Countess V.N. Golovina” were published during 1899 in the Historical Bulletin. This edition is an almost literal reproduction of the text of the “Notes” published in the “Historical Bulletin”, with only minor changes. Edition of 1900, brought to modern spelling.