Russian queens, and from the 18th century empresses, played a colossal role in the life of our country. This role was significant not only in the 18th century, which in the history of Russia became the century of female rule, but also in earlier periods. Seven wives of Ivan IV the Terrible, beloved, criminal, nameless in the "Third Rome," wives of kings and emperors of the Romanov dynasty - all of them are presented on the pages of the book of the German historian Detlef Jena. The chosen genre - psychological history - leaves a unique imprint on the book. Bright, memorable images captured on its pages will not leave indifferent even the most sophisticated reader.