In 1738 Rumyantsev was appointed governor of the Ukraine .
The family moved to Kiev where , with the help of Mavra Shuvalova , Rumyantsev liaised with the disgraced Princess Elizabeth .
In 1738 Rumyantsev was appointed governor of the Ukraine , and the family moved to Kiev where , with the help of Mavra Shuvalova , Rumyantsev liaised with the disgraced Princess Elizabeth .