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In 2020, the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Soviet and Russian historian and writer, the famous popularizer of French history Anatoly Petrovich Lewandovsky, was born. The Nigma publishing house publishes a collection of his essays The White Elephant of Charlemagne. Non-Fictional Stories." The book covers a significant period of French history - from the early Middle Ages to the Napoleonic wars. Anatoly Petrovich devoted most of his creative and academic path to this historical period. Being a prominent scientist, professor, teacher, Anatoly Lewandovsky in his books paid attention not only to the reliability of historical material, but also to the fascination of its presentation. Starting from "private history", he knew how to develop it "to global dimensions." A special place in his work was occupied by such fascinating themes as the empire of Charlemagne and the French Revolution of the late 18th century. The collection offered to the reader includes eight essays on the history of France and covering a wide range of time - from the 9th to the 18th century. Unusual stories are devoted to different aspects of life. But all of them are united by one circumstance - all these are non-fictional stories that carry an element of a detective story or a plexus of secrets and mysteries that the author is trying to unravel. The reader will learn how the modest desire of Charlemagne to have a living elephant influenced international relations in the 9th century and who was the prototype of the Bluebeard from the fairy tale of Charles Perrault Who was the mysterious prisoner of the Bastille, whose face was hidden by a mask Part of the political intrigue The book is illustrated by the works of the remarkable artist Sergei Lyubaev. The illustrations are based on silhouette images, laconic figures that emphasize the expressiveness of the characters. Sergei Viktorovich was familiar with the author and his family. He worked on the book in close cooperation with the son of Anatoly Lewandovsky, historian Andrey Lewandovsky.
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