This edition includes all the famous works of Prutkov, a satirist and humorist of the 19th century, invented by a group of writers: the Zhemchuzhnikov brothers and Alexei Tolstoy. Alexander Zhemchuzhnikov took part in the work on some works. This edition also includes biographical information, a short obituary and two posthumous works. Introductory article by D. Zaslavsky.