Two stories included in this book are the artistic accompaniment of the second volume of the "History of the Russian state," dedicated to the Horde era. 1st story dates back to the Mongol conquest; 2nd story set in the period of the struggle for the liberation of the Russian lands.

"U Angeliny Fandorinoĭ ne bylo druzeĭ. Da i zachem oni, kogda u tebi︠a︡ luchshiĭ v mire brat? No Ėrasta, po-domashnemu Lastika, perevodi︠a︡t v matematicheskiĭ lit︠s︡eĭ, i Geli︠a︡ ostaetsi︠a︡ odna-odineshenʹka. Ee spasai︠u︡t prestrannoe znakomstvo i oshelomitelʹnai︠a︡ novostʹ: tolʹko ona, obychnai︠a︡ moskovskai︠a︡ shestiklassnit︠s︡a, mozhet spasti mir! No dli︠a︡ ėtogo eĭ predstoit peremestitʹsya...