czar Elizabeth only ate olive soup, oatmeal cakes and bacon.

At the Russian state banquet, although the dishes were rich and luxurious, Queen Elizabeth only preferred some simple Russian farm dishes: olive soup, oatmeal cakes, bacon and onions. Olive soup has the effect of quenching thirst and promoting fluid production, oatmeal cake is a symbol of crop quality and harvest, while cured meat may represent the simplicity of farm life. These dishes not only reflect the traditional Russian food culture, but also reflect the life attitude and taste of the Queen.

during Elizabeth's reign, she continued the policy of her father Peter I and restored the system and institutions established by Peter I. She changed the situation that foreigners controlled the government, and promoted the talented and persevering representatives of Russian aristocrats to the posts of managing the country. Elizabeth's domestic policy enabled the nobles to take the lead in the local government, and at the same time shortened the period of their service to the country.

the achievements of queen Elizabeth

during the reign of Elizabeth, the Russian economy was in a quite active period. The "Declaration of 1752" issued when she came to Korea exempted the unpaid poll tax of 2.5 million from 1724 to 1747, claiming that Russia "almost surpassed the previous one-fifth" in terms of income and population, and has reached an unprecedented trend of national prosperity and national security.

However, contrary to the situation reflected in the declaration, since the death of Peter I, Russia's financial resources have dried up and its tax system has become more and more chaotic. Elizabeth herself amassed wealth, grabbed the daily income of the national treasury, and entrusted the financial problems to shuvalov and others.

In order to ensure the army's supplies, shuvalov proposed an endless way to increase the revenue of the national treasury, that is, to continuously raise the price of wine and salt tax as needed. After getting the surplus of salt profits, the government reduced the poll tax.

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Elizabeth Petrovna