Saltychikha

The historical novel "e;Saltychikha"e; by Ivan Kondratyev takes the reader to Moscow in the 18th century, to a time when serfdom gave landowners unlimited power over the peasants. At the center of the story is Darya Nikolaevna Saltykova, who went down in history under the name "e;Saltychikha"e;. Her Moscow house near the Yauza became a symbol of horror, where the cruelty of the mistress knew no ...