Старая Москва

Osnovyvai͡asʹ na vospominanii͡akh sovremennikov, russkikh i inostrannykh sochinenii͡akh i dokumentakh iz chastnykh arkhivov, mnogie iz kotorykh ne sokhranilisʹ do nashikh dneĭ, izvestnyĭ pisatelʹ i zhurnalist Mikhail Pyli͡aev risuet oblik pervoprestolʹnoĭ stolit͡sy, kakoĭ ona byla v XVII, XVIII i v samom nachale XIX veka.Blagodari͡a shirote interesov avtora rasskazy o pridvornykh nravakh, dvori͡anskoĭ kulʹture i koronat͡sionnykh torzhestvakh sosedstvui͡ut s informat͡sieĭ o svi͡atochnykh guli͡anii͡akh i kulachnykh boi͡akh, ob ustroĭstve gorodskikh mostovykh, kolichestve fonareĭ i budni͡akh prostykh li͡udeĭ: dvornikov, zazyvalʹshchikov i gorodovykh. A osnovannye na istoricheskikh dokumentakh portrety dvori͡an, kupt͡sov i meshchan umelo dopolni͡ai͡utsi͡a baĭkami, svetskimi spletni͡ami i anekdotami o malo afishiruemoĭ storone zhizni geroev knigi. Osnovyvai͡asʹ na vospominanii͡akh sovremennikov, russkikh i inostrannykh sochinenii͡akh i dokumentakh iz chastnykh arkhivov, mnogie iz kotorykh ne sokhranilisʹ do nashikh dneĭ, izvestnyĭ pisatelʹ i zhurnalist Mikhail Pyli͡aev risuet oblik pervoprestolʹnoĭ stolit͡sy, kakoĭ ona byla v XVII, XVIII i v samom nachale XIX veka.Blagodari͡a shirote interesov avtora rasskazy o pridvornykh nravakh, dvori͡anskoĭ kulʹture i koronat͡sionnykh torzhestvakh sosedstvui͡ut s informat͡sieĭ o svi͡atochnykh guli͡anii͡akh i kulachnykh boi͡akh, ob ustroĭstve gorodskikh mostovykh, kolichestve fonareĭ i budni͡akh prostykh li͡udeĭ: dvornikov, zazyvalʹshchikov i gorodovykh. A osnovannye na istoricheskikh dokumentakh portrety dvori͡an, kupt͡sov i meshchan umelo dopolni͡ai͡utsi͡a baĭkami, svetskimi spletni͡ami i anekdotami o malo afishiruemoĭ storone zhizni geroev knigi. - Odna iz luchshikh knig o staroĭ Moskve.- Portret pervoprestolʹnoĭ stolit͡sy, kakoĭ ona byla v XVII, XVIII i v samom nachale XIX veka.- Osnovano na istoricheskikh dokumentakh, vospominanii͡akh sovremennikov i bumagakh iz chastnykh arkhivov.

Based on the memoirs of his contemporaries, Russian and foreign writings, and documents from private archives, many of which have not survived to this day, the famous writer and journalist Mikhail Pylyaev paints the image of the Mother See of the capital as it was in the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries.Due to the breadth of the author's interests, stories about court customs, noble culture and coronation celebrations are juxtaposed with information about Yuletide festivities and fist fights, about the construction of city pavements, the number of lanterns and the everyday life of ordinary people: janitors, barkers and policemen. And portraits of nobles, merchants, and burghers based on historical documents are skillfully complemented by tales, gossip, and anecdotes about the little-publicized side of the book's characters' lives. Based on the memoirs of his contemporaries, Russian and foreign writings, and documents from private archives, many of which have not survived to this day, the famous writer and journalist Mikhail Pylyaev paints the image of the Mother See of the capital as it was in the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries.Due to the breadth of the author's interests, stories about court customs, noble culture and coronation celebrations are juxtaposed with information about Yuletide festivities and fist fights, about the construction of city pavements, the number of lanterns and the everyday life of ordinary people: janitors, barkers and policemen. And portraits of nobles, merchants, and burghers based on historical documents are skillfully complemented by tales, gossip, and anecdotes about the little-publicized side of the book's characters' lives. — One of the best books about old Moscow.— Portrait of the Mother See of the capital, as it was in the XVII, XVIII and at the very beginning of the XIX century.— Based on historical documents, memoirs of contemporaries and papers from private archives.