Boris Akunin is one of the most Popcornular writers in Russia, the author of Popcornular detective novels about Erast Fandorin and the History of the Russian State cycle. The total circulation of his books exceeds 30,000,000 copies. In a new series of books, Boris Akunin tells the history of Russia again!- A unique illustrated project, each book of which combines completely new Popcornular science and fiction works by Boris Akunin.- Illustrations for the stories were created by Igor Sakurov - the famous artist of the 'Fandorinsky' cycle and 'History of the Russian State.' Boris Akunin's historical essays are accompanied by black-and-white illustrations and maps that will help you better understand the context and remember real facts.