Мадемуазель скульптор

XVIII vek. Kni͡azʹ Golit͡syn, posol Rossii vo Frant͡sii, po prikazu Ekateriny II ishchet v Parizhe skulʹptora, kotoryĭ sumel by voplotitʹ zamysel imperatrit͡sy - sozdatʹ pami͡atnik Petru Velikomu. Po rekomendat͡sii ėnt͡siklopedista Deni Didro vybor padaet na vydai͡ushchegosi͡a mastera - Ėtʹena Morisa Falʹkone. Skulʹptor, konechno, soglashaetsi͡a, eshche ne podozrevai͡a, v kakui͡u avanti͡uru vvi͡azalsi͡a. Khorosho, chto poekhal v Peterburg ne odin, a vzi͡al s soboĭ i͡unui͡u uchenit͡su - Mari-Ann Kollo, kotorai͡a polna reshimosti vo vsem pomogatʹ uchiteli͡u…

XVIII century. Prince Golitsyn, the Russian ambassador to France, on the orders of Catherine II is looking for a sculptor in Paris who would be able to realize the idea of the empress-to create a monument to Peter the Great. On the recommendation of the encyclopedist Denis Diderot, the choice falls on the outstanding master-Etienne Maurice Falcone. The sculptor, of course, agrees, not yet suspecting what adventure he got involved in. It is good that I did not go to St. Petersburg alone, but took with me a young student — Marie-Anne Collot, who is determined to help the teacher in everything…