About the book: 2017 / The soothsayer Aristander foresaw the birth of Alexander the Great, as well as the fact that the heir to the throne would become a great warrior. Merlin predicted: “A slutty wife will destroy the country, but a maiden will save it.” The first, according to general opinion, was Isabella of Bavaria, the second was Joan of Arc. In the prophecies of Nostradamus, there are repeated references to a ruler whom his descendants unambiguously identified with Napoleon. A little over a year after graduating from the Lyceum, Pushkin went to see Alexandra Kirchhoff, and the prediction began to come true literally that same evening... There are countless similar examples. Some become widely known because the heroes of the prophecies influence the course of history, while others are known only to specialists. Convince yourself of the veracity of ancient predictions and learn to see the signs that the universe gives, distinguish the essential from the immediate and look into your own future…