№ 1376. History of the Russian State. The 300th anniversary of birth of Elizaveta Petrovna (1709-1762), empress.

       Elizaveta Petrovna (1709-1761), daughter of Peter I and Catherine I. She has come to the throne as the result of palace revolution. Elizaveta Petrovna's twenty years reign was marked by many outstanding achievements both in foreign policy and military sphere, and also in the fields of culture and science. One of her most important achievements was the decree abolishing the death penalty in Russia . Among other important events: 1743 - the Abosky peace treaty with Sweden, finishing the Russian-Swedish war, 1756-1762 - participation of Russia in the    Seven Years War against Prussia, marked by a number of victories (Gross-Egersdorf, Zorndorf, Kunersdorf, capture of Koenigsberg, occupation of Berlin). Also, during the reign of Elizabeveta Petrovna, the first Russian porcelain manufactory was founded (1744), the public theater in Yaroslavl was opened (1750), The Moscow University was founded by the initiative of M.V. Lomonosov and with the active participation of I.I. Shuvalov (1755), the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg was established (in 1757) and many other things also took place.