Boris Akunin's new book BOH AND SHELMA immerses in the atmosphere of the era, which historians call the time of the Tatar-Mongol yoke. This period is also devoted to the popular science volume of the project - "Part of Asia. History of the Russian state. Horde period" - where an attempt was made to impartially look at this contradictory era, full of gloomy events and hopes for the best. BOH AND SHELMA are two stories, a passionate, inquisitive look at historical events, and through the eyes of not great commanders and rulers, but those people whose names cannot be found in chronicles and textbooks. BOH AND SHELMA is a book about the Russian Middle Ages, which harmoniously combines detailed described realities and life with a plot full of passions and intrigues. It is also a unique opportunity for the reader to think about key questions, the answers to which remain open today.