The book "Tiraspol on the Verge of Centuries" is the result of many years of work by the author in the archives of Russia, Ukraine and Transnistria, as well as in large public libraries of Russia: RSL and Library named after Saltykov-Shchedrin. The author collected and systematized unique materials on the history of the pre-October period of Tiraspol. The reference book of V. Polushin, laureate of the All-Russian Pushkin Prize "Captain's Daughter" and the VI Artead of the Peoples of Russia in the guild of masters in the nomination "Literature," is recommended for publication by the State Archival Service of the PMR for local historians, archivists, historians, students and for a wide range of readers interested in the history of Tiraspol and Transnistria.