The life of wonderful people and animals. Short stories about all sorts of things

In the new book of Boris Akunin collected historical miniatures that will surprise you, make you happy, make you think, and maybe even "withdraw from the comfort zone." The lives of remarkable (and sometimes even ordinary - at first glance) people and animals so accurately convey the mood and color of times past, as if we are facing a strange kaleidoscope of extraordinary events and striking chara...