About the book: 2004 / At the dawn of the century, newspapers wrote about almost the same thing as now! But how! With inimitable charm and taste. Crime reports were true masterpieces of belles lettres, and their authors were true masters of the pen. It was the time of noble robbers who lived by a code of honor, and not by concepts, and virtuoso detectives. Plunge into a bygone era, alas, and feel its unique aroma. Life stories collected by journalist Valery Yarho, of course, will not be able to resurrect her, but will certainly help to imagine.