The book of one of the patriarchs of Italian Russian studies (born Turin, 1921) contains his articles of different years devoted to relations between Russia and Piedmont: work in the Moscow Kremlin of the architect Aleviz from Karezana, diplomatic missions of Russian and Piedmont diplomats, Suvorov's campaign, episodes of the Crimean War, connections of the liberal Russian intelligentsia with patriotic movements in Italy, stay in Piedmont masters of Russian culture, etc. Materials are based on rare Italian sources.