Criminal Stories

This book is the memoirs of one of the best criminologists in Russia at the beginning of the 20th century, who once oversaw the entire criminal investigation of the Russian Empire. The book describes the most high-profile and scandalous cases from his practice: the theft of jewels and the mystery of the pink diamond, robbery and millions of a monk, murders of famous officials and merchants, matrimonial swindles and large-scale frauds; the psychology of hunters for blue blood; cheating secrets and the mysteries of the red undertaker.

The entire dark side of life in Russia before the revolution is presented in the book frankly and impartially, as well as the "lost souls of Russia." And all of this is the real truth.