As mentioned in Chapter 14 of The Road to Power: Catherine the Great by American historian Robert Marcy, Queen Elizabeth only likes to try some Russian farm dishes: olive soup, oatmeal cake, bacon and onions.
The Road to Power: Catherine the Great is an authoritative biography written by Pulitzer Prize winners for eight years. By studying previously unknown or hard-to-obtain materials, this paper expounds the colorful life of Queen Catherine. From the daughter of a foreign nobleman, she came to Russia to become a grand duchess because of political marriage.
After 18 years of humiliation, she successfully disguised herself as the embodiment of Russia and seized the throne through a palace coup. During her charming 34-year rule, she waged war, hoarded art, collected ideas, and most successfully expanded territory, bringing Russia into a glorious and prosperous period.
Historical evaluation:
Duke Learia, the Spanish ambassador, once described Elizabeth without exaggeration: I have never seen such an outstanding beauty. Charming face, shining eyes, perfect lips, neck and chest all reveal rare whiteness.
She is tall and lively, always cheerful and full of fantasy. You can feel that she is smart and kind, but at the same time you will realize that she is ambitious.
Russian historian Vasily Osipovich Klyuchevski: Elizabeth is between two opposite cultural trends. She was educated in the new European fashion and the old Russian religious belief rules. Both left a mark on her, and she was good at combining their ideas and tastes into one.