About the book: 1972 / Al. Altaev is the pseudonym of one of the oldest Soviet writers, Margarita Vladimirovna Yamshchikova (1872–1959). She devoted her long creative life to the creation of historical novels. The book is published in connection with the 100th anniversary of the author's birth. The preface by N. Letova and B. Letov, “Biographer and Chronicler of the Past,” tells about the life and creative path of Al. Altaeva.For middle and older age.