Find out Moscow. Historical portraits of Moscow attractions

Do we know Moscow? Many secrets and secrets keep the houses and streets of our capital. In the new book of the famous writer and historian Alexander Vaskin, they themselves will tell us their bright biography.
This is an excursion book, a book-book. Yusupova Palace and Conservatory, University on Mokhovaya and Eliseevsky store, noble assembly and Yaroslavsky station, Moscow Hotel and Educational House, Razmailovo estate ...
For each of the names are the fate of many people: monarchs and nobles, architects and artists, writers and scientists, artists and philanthropists, historical personalities and ordinary inhabitants. The book immerses the reader in the depths of domestic history and culture, reads easily and interestingly.
Alexandra Vaskina is not in vain called Vladimir Gilyarovsky of our time and the successor of the glorious traditions of Mikhail Pilyaev and Peter Sytin. The author of more than thirty books, in his works he not only charmingly interestingly talks about old Moscow, but also immerses us in the depths of domestic culture, history and literature. Sometimes his books are read as action -packed detectives - certain historical facts reported by the author become so unexpected for the reader.
The books of Alexander Vaskin are appreciated by readers and experts, as evidenced by the awards awarded to the author - the Gorky Literary Prize, the Forty Forty Prize for the best book about Moscow, the diploma of the Enlightener Award, the contests" Best Books of the Year "," My small homeland "and many others