About the book: 1999 / L. D. Zinovieva-Annibal (1866–1907) - a talented Russian writer, among her ancestors were the great-grandfather of A.S. Pushkin Hannibal, her husband was the outstanding poet of Russian symbolism Vyacheslav Ivanov. “Thirty-three Freaks” is the first story about lesbian love in Russia. The most perfect work of the writer is “The Tragic Menagerie”. To recreate the atmosphere of the era, the book provides a detailed commentary. Published in Russia for the first time.