About the book: 2023 / It’s time to tell the truth about the shadow history of Moscow. Sergei Kholodov’s new book is a chronicle of the criminal world of Russia in the 20th century. This is a story about the most exciting and resonant cases, many of which are known to a wide audience from films and TV series. The author reveals the behind-the-scenes world of crime of different times and shows with professional precision the methods of work of the police. Stories about the most prominent criminals and investigators from the heyday of crime at the beginning of the twentieth century and during the revolutionary turmoil to the “wild nineties” with bloody criminal wars. The history of crime is the wrong side of the country’s history. This documentary investigation will help you recognize her not only by legends, but also by facts..