Word and deed. Book 1. The queen of the elderly snake: Valentin Pikul

“Word and deed.” SHADEVR V.S. Pikula.
A large -scale, smart, fascinating novel about one of the mystery periods of Russian history – the era of the reign of Empress Anna Ioannovna.
The reader literally comes to life of the amazing world of palace coups and court intrigues, the omnipotence of the infamous secret office – and the fierce confrontation of the Russian nobility and the Almighty favorite of the Empress – Biron …
Compilation, comments: A. I. Pikul.

Author
Pikul Valentin Savvich
Publisher
AST, 2010
Series
Russian classics
Genre
Classical domestic prose