About the book: 2021 / Illustrated history of Russian travesty culture in its various aspects: from frivolous court carnivals to female military formations of the First World War and difficult stories of people whose biological sex did not coincide with their psychological one. The author shows how for three centuries transvestism existed in all spheres of life. The book is written on extensive archival material, most of which is being published for the first time. It contains many illustrations, including rare and previously unpublished ones..