About the book: year / "...The second volume of “Tale after Tale” is also not without good, just as it is not without bad things. Of the four stories contained in it, we like Mr. Kukolnik’s story “Braids” the most. We have already had occasion to notice more than once that Mr. Kukolnik is a master at writing interesting stories from the times of Peter the Great. Their main advantages are simplicity, naturalness and plausibility. It is noticeable that he studied this era and delved into its spirit…»