About the book: 2000 / Megaproject "Anthology of satire and humor in Russia of the 20th century" is the first attempt to bring together the works of the best satirists and humorists of the outgoing century. _____This publication is unique and is the most complete collection of works of the most cheerful and poignant genre of literature, written by employees of the extremely popular magazines “Satyricoi” and “New Satyricon” (1908–1918). Among the 50 authors of the book are recognized masters of the humorous genre ( A. Averchenko, A. Bukhov, O. Dymov, N. Teffi, S. Cherny), as well as many other famous poets and prose writers who turned to satire and humor only occasionally or in passing (L. Andreev, N. Gumilev, G Ivanov, A. Kuprin, O. Mandelstam, A. Remizov). The reader will become acquainted with many works for the first time.