"Ranee kniga izdavalasʹ pod nazvaniem 'Li︠u︡bovʹ k istorii'"--T.p. verso.
"Literaturno-khudozhestvennoe izdanie"--Colophon.
Summary
"'The most feared villain and other stories' is a collection of historical miniatures written by Boris Akunin (Grigori Chkhartishvili) for his author's blog 'The love of history'. In this book you will learn who our fellow citizens considered the ideal man and woman; who is the best protagonist; what we expect after death and whether we want to live forever."--Translated from t.p. verso.