White cliffs of Duvra. Senkin Ya.

Almost always, to pick us up a new book is encouraged by either the surname of its creator, or the title. What a funny name - I... Senkin! Maybe a pseudonym? And the name is as the beginning of the poetic line. Intrigued, you begin to read and understand that, yes, the pseudonym is that the author is a famous scientist and, although he wrote these stories in a pandemic recluse, a cheerful and observant man. But where, it turns out, the poetic name of the collection came from: “Once in some pirate novel, I read:“ Our ship entered the channel, and after so many years of wandering, I finally saw the native white cliffs of Duvra. ” I was shocked: "White rocks of Duvra!"

No matter what and about who was described under this cover-whether it is the era of the 1990s, a snowstorm in Cambridge, Empress Elizabeth, Peter the Great, Old, Bear or Chinese schoolgirls-all this is entertaining, entertaining, entertaining Funny and touching, everything testifies to literary skill, sincerity and vitality. At the same time, you learn a lot of interesting and important-what makes the book truly worthwhile.