Bright People of Ancient Russia

The history of Russia, told through the fates of the most vivid figures of the national pantheon. After all, the most interesting thing in history is the people who made it. In the focus of Boris Akunin, the author of... the multi-volume History of the Russian State, are those exceptional personalities who, due to circumstances and human qualities, seem to radiate a shine that has not faded even in our times. The illumination of history is a literary-historical experiment. Each volume will consist of both historical essays and fictional novellas. Bright People of Ancient Russia consists of twelve essays and twelve novellas about twelve people, without whom today's Russia would be somewhat different, and in some cases, even entirely different.