Historical miniatures. Like courage, boredom and love formed the world. Valier D.L.

How well do you know the story? Each of us passed this subject at school: he memorized loud names, great dates and impressive numbers. But are the real heroes of historical events known to us? Their motives, experiences, bad habits and dreams? The greatest commander and politician in history all his life terribly shy about his bald head. Two enemy pilots who fought desperately in the air, on the ground were good friends. The powerful leader of the Vikings was defeated by the caries of his opponent. And Kek Dzhugashvili repeatedly told her son, Joseph Stalin: "It is a pity that you have not become a priest." Dozens of such biographies - absurd, touching, bright, invisible and understandable to every person - journalist Daniel Lopez Valier gently gathered in one book.

Meet in a new way to the story that ordinary people, sometimes led by their fears and weaknesses, and, sometimes, capable of supernatural exploits and the most outstanding actions.