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JUsupov has moved to France. Here he has got acquainted with writers: Voltaire, Diderot, Russo, has made friends with artists: Gryozom, David, Gro, Z.Berne, Vizhe-Lebrenom and others. During travel across Europe it was made ' the Album of friends to prince Jusupova '. It is interesting not only with whom JUsupov was on friendly terms, but the characteristic of art hobbies of the prince among which one of the first places was occupied with theatre. The author ' ' to Beaumarcha advised the Se-Vilsky barber to the prince to serve beauty and knowledge, to esteem talents. Voltaire has found in JUsupove the interesting person. JUsupov well understood art-ekaterina II gave to its the commissions connected with replenishment of a Hermitage collection of pictures and statues. JUsupov bought painting and a sculpture of the well-known masters and for itself. The French revolution of 1789 has forced JUsupova to come back to Russia. Here it occupied the most visible state posts. Thousand jusupovskih peasants worked in cities and villages, creating the prince of riches. Among them there were not only peasants, but also masters on construction of sea and river courts, on manufacturing of grease candles, tailors, attendants in taverns In France JUsupov often visited theatres. He admired with tragedies of Racine, having arrived to Russia, with pleasure looked tragedies And. P.Sumarokov. Regretted, that their language is heavy and has become outdated: ' Here to Pushkin, - the old grandee spoke, - to correct and renew language of tragedies of Sumarokov a little. And then it would be possible to present again them on theatre '. However soul JUsupova belonged not to drama art, and ballet and an opera. In Russia at JUsupova there was a serf troupe and an orchestra.