Count Emanuel Pavlovich Bennigsen (1875-1955) - great-great-grandson of the famous general L.L. Bennigsen, participant in the assassination attempt on Paul I. The notes of Count Emanuel Bennigsen cover his entire long life. Bennigsen is a typical favorite of fate, thoroughbred, rich, perfectly attached from his youth, but at the same time calm, smart, balanced. He is an excellent memoirist - he understands the essence of what is stated, is observant, writes easily, characterizes brightly, tells interesting stories.