In addition to the famous story "Heart of a Dog" by Mikhail Afanasevich Bulgakov, which is printed according to the last corrected typewriter by the author, the book includes twelve stories by the writer, including from the series "Golden Correspondence of Ferapont Ferapontovich Kaportsev" and "Gem Life." The story is illustrated by dynamic drawings of the talented contemporary artist Maxim Popovsky, stories - drawings made by Nikolai Ernestovich Radlov (1889-1942).