Svetlana Guryanova, philologist, teacher of the Russian language and author of the istoki_slova blog, in her book debunks the main myths about the Russian language and brings to clear water everyone who comes up with fables about it. And he also gives a lot of counterarguments that will pacify even the most furious grammars-Nazi! Without dry teacher's instructions, but relying on the latest scientific research in the field of linguistics, the author talks about the past and present of the Russian language.