From the clay plate to Bitcoin: how the documents created our world. Babaev Kirill Vladimirovich

The history of mankind consists of documents - from clay tablets with cuneiforme to the first electronic letter, from the oldest arches of laws to WikiLeaks. Together, they draw a detailed picture of the development of civilization, human achievements and failures.

The author of this book is Kirill Babaev, a Russian scientist and a popularizer of science, collected a unique collection of 99 documents. These are the most important letters, contracts, books, maps and other documentary evidence of our history from 3200 BC. e. Until 2017. They opened and completed the eras, personified the most important events in history, forming the world around us. This book will give readers the opportunity to look at world history from a new point of view and evaluate the importance of a particular document.