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This book is one of the "20th Century Russian Literature Series". This novel is based on the history of the Roman Empire, reflects the cruel struggle between Christianity and polytheism, and depicts the tragic image of Roman Emperor Julian. The novel starts from Julian's childhood and describes his life activities. This monarch declared religious freedom three hundred years after the birth of Christianity, attempting to restore the polytheism of the ancient Greek period. Because he admired ancient Greek art and regarded the Olympian gods as the ideal of beauty and the source of power. Julian was declared an "apostate" by the Christian church in history, but this book portrays Julian as a tragic hero and is full of sympathy for him.

This book is one of the "Excellent Books of Russian Literature in the 20th Century". This book is based on the Italian Renaissance and reflects the life and creative activities of Leonardo da Vinci, an outstanding representative of this period. The author shows in detail the path of Leonardo da Vinci's creative development, meticulously depicts the creation process of famous works such as "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa", and creates a complex image of the artist. The author focuses his pen and ink on the protagonist's inner activities and speech, and links the character's appearance description with the character's fate and personality, creating a comprehensive and three-dimensional Leonardo da Vinci for readers. In him, we can see the truly perfect harmony and unity - art and science, knowledge and faith, rationality and religion.

This book is one of the "Excellent Books of Russian Literature in the 20th Century". The background of the novel is the era of Peter the Great's reforms in the early 18th century. The novel has two plot lines that develop in parallel: one is the conflict between Peter the Great and his eldest son Alexei; the other is the fierce struggle between Peter's regime and the "new church" he established and various old sects that are widely popular among the people, which reflects the sharp social contradictions of royal political struggles. Through the method of recall, the novel comprehensively displays the relationship between the Tsar and his son. It also touches on Peter the Great's political, military, cultural and other activities, and portrays an extremely complex image of Peter.