The book introduces readers to the history of a wonderful area of ​ ​ our capital - Lefortovo, inextricably linked with the life of the former German settlement, which arose on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow during the time of Ivan the Terrible. The narrative contains a chronology of historical events and "portraits" of historical figures - scientists, military and statesmen, royal persons and their favorites, industrialists, patrons and cultural figures who left an imprint on this story. Among them are many foreigners - immigrants from the German settlement, who faithfully served Russia as their Fatherland.