Roman Vorontsov (1717-1783), general, senator and viceroy of Vladimir, Penza and Tambov provinces. Most often, the year of his birth is incorrectly cited as 1707. Historians have not been kind to the memory of Roman Vorontsov. Following M.M. Sherbatov's lead (O povrezhdenii nravov), they have pointed to charges of corruption and bribery, while repeating the anecdote of how Catherine II presented him with a large purse on his name day. Since there is no evidence to support such allegations, recent studies are reconsidering Roman's life and whether the accepted moniker of "Roman the large pocket" ("Roman bol'shoi karman") is justified.