«MANEUVERS» A.V. SUVOROV IN KREMENCHUG

The article is devoted to the consideration of such a historical event as “maneuvers” conducted under the guidance of A. V. Suvorov in Kremenchug in 1787. The reliability of the facts related to the presentation of this event in biographical studies dedicated to the great commander is analyzed. A description of the maneuvers in Kremenchug, followed by a conversation between Suvorov and the empress, took shape in the 19th century, in the works of E. B. Fuchs, F. Smith, N. A. Polevoy, A. F. Petrushevsky. This story is present in the biographies of the commander created in the XX century. The reconstruction of this event is carried out on the basis of a historical anecdote outlined in the works of E. B. Fuchs and references to maneuvers in Kremenchug in the memoirs of the French diplomat L. Segur. However, an analysis of other sources makes it possible to question this story. No source mentions the maneuvers in Kremenchug, describing the events as a show or a parade. The troops located in Kremenchug were not subordinate to A. V. Suvorov, and Yu. V. Dolgorukova. The conversation between Suvorov and the Empress after the maneuvers, also does not find confirmation in the sources.