Secrets of Moscow mansions. The houses of the richest people of their era inside and outside

The author of the book Vitaliy Kalashnikov (@starina_kalashnikov) is a professional historian, journalist of the Moscow 24 channel, a Moscow Vedas and an accredited guide in love with the capital. In 2021, he became a winner of the IV contest of the Russian Geographical Society "The Best Guide of Russia" in the Nomination "City". This is a story about thirty-five Moscow mansions (which you can get to anyone who wish!) In the stories of one of the richest people of their era, who once lived in them and for whom these luxurious houses were built. Which of the great architects and in what style did this or that mansion build? What materials were used? Have the houses in its original form to the present day have been preserved? And what is in them now? You will find answers in our book to these and many other questions! And exclusive author’s pictures of interiors and exterior will help convey the atmosphere and spirit of that time!