Граф Безбрежный

The book by Moscow writer and journalist Alexei Polikovsky tells the story of the life of Count Fyodor Ivanovich Tolstoy the American, one of the most amazing, colorful and mysterious figures in Russian history of the first half of the 19th century. This is a story about a man who was a brave officer and a desperate gambler, a participant in the first Russian circumnavigation of the world and a fearless duelist, a gentle father and husband, an extravagant reveler and a subtle connoisseur of fine literature. The book is well and easily written, reads with enthusiasm, and accurate sketches and subtle humor create a reliable picture of that time, showing the hero as a living person, surrounded by famous historical characters. This is greatly facilitated by the portrait gallery presented in the illustrations.