Saltychikha

The historical novel "e;Saltychikha"e; by Ivan Kondratyev takes the reader to Moscow in the 18th century, to a time when serfdom gave landowners unlimited power over the peasants. At the center of the story is Darya Nikolaevna Saltykova, who went down in history under the name "e;Saltychikha"e;. Her Moscow house near the Yauza became a symbol of horror, where the cruelty of the mistress knew no bounds. But behind the facade of the noble estate, a fight for justice begins: a secret investigation, launched by order of Catherine II, becomes the first high-profile trial against the noblewoman of tyranny. The author does not limit himself to a chronicle of crimes, he shows the fates of ordinary people who became victims of the lady's will. Among them is the peasant Galina, whose daring attempt at resistance turns the novel into a drama of human dignity. "e;Saltychikha"e; is not only a story of crime and punishment, but also an artistic reconstruction of a dark era, where fear and silence collide with the power of justice, and the "e;house of fear on the Yauza"e; collapses under the weight of truth.