The true story of Santa Claus. 8th edition, corrected. ZAVALEVSKY A.V., Pasternak E.B.

The traveler Sergei Ivanovich Morozov, walking on Christmas before the New Year, 1912 with his wife Masha along Kosokoy Lane in St. Petersburg, comes under magical snow, which, it turns out, falls here once every fifty years. Without knowing it, the spouses have become the next half -century by the performers of New Year's children's dreams - Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden. They are shocked by new opportunities and for a long time consider all the miracles they do random coincidences they do. But the eyes of the heroes of the novel are opened by ponds and Okhley - representatives of the magic people who become their constant assistants on New Year's days and nights.

“The true story of Santa Claus” combines a fairy tale and a story about the real history of Russia in the twentieth century. It is addressed to children 8-12 years old, those who have not yet finally parted with faith in the New Year's miracle, but are ready to learn the truth about the life and history of their country.