Уголовный мир царской России

Ocherki ugolovnogo mira poslednikh let Rossiĭskoĭ imperii, napisannye nachalʹnikom Moskovskoĭ sysknoĭ polit͡sii, vydai͡ushchimsi͡a kriminalistom i detektivom Arkadiem Koshko, i v nashi dni chitai͡utsi͡a s neoslabevai͡ushchim interesom. "Russkiĭ Sherlok Kholms" obladal ne tolʹko talantom syshchika, no i nezauri͡adnym pisatelʹskim darovaniem. Koshko s azartom i izri͡adnoĭ doleĭ i͡umora rasskazyvaet ob ukhishchrenii͡akh polit͡sii, sposobakh slezhki i maskirovki, o noveĭshikh dli͡a svoego vremeni dostizhenii͡akh kriminalistiki i priemakh raskrytii͡a prestupleniĭ, voskhishchai͡a zhivym i i͡arkim russkim i͡azykom i predannostʹi͡u starogo sluzhaki delu zashchity grazhdan. Ego korotkie istorii o zagadochnykh proisshestvii͡akh, opasnykh zlodei͡akh, koloritnykh zhulikakh i, konechno zhe, o bravykh syshchikakh uvlekai͡ut ne tolʹko li͡ubiteleĭ kriminalʹnogo zhanra. V kazhdom svoem dele detektiv staralsi͡a dokopatʹsi͡a do obstoi͡atelʹstv, kotorye privodi͡at k prestuplenii͡am, poėtomu ego ocherki - ėto eshche i glubokoe issledovanie chelovecheskoĭ prirody.

The essays on the criminal world of the last years of the Russian Empire, written by the head of the Moscow Detective Police, the outstanding criminologist and detective Arkady Koshko, are still being read with unflagging interest. "Russian Sherlock Holmes" possessed not only the talent of a detective, but also an extraordinary talent for writing. Koshko talks with passion and a fair amount of humor about the tricks of the police, methods of surveillance and disguise, about the latest achievements of criminology and crime detection techniques for his time, admiring the lively and vivid Russian language and the dedication of the old soldier to the cause of protecting citizens. His short stories about mysterious incidents, dangerous villains, colorful crooks and, of course, brave detectives captivate not only fans of the crime genre. In each of his cases, the detective tried to get to the bottom of the circumstances that lead to crimes, so his essays are also a deep study of human nature.