Mrs. Ivanova, herself raising her children, told them Russian history. At the same time, children sometimes interrupted her story with their questions. Their conversations, put in order and somewhat modified, made up this book. Children of Mrs. Ivanova, weather from 9 to 15 years of both sexes. The book reflects all the most important events in Russian history from ancient times to the beginning of the reign of Nicholas I. The book is painted with 52 polytips based on drawings by B. Openheim, cut on wood.