About the book: 2017 / Century is different. A century is not an era. A century is not a stage. A century is not a period. A century is not a century. It can be long, it can be short, and it can be shortened. In the history of Russia, the “short” XVII is clearly visible, lasting only from 1613 to 1696; almost “normal” XIX, which took place from 1812 to 1914; still unknown in its end, still our XX, not at all finished by the mythical September 11, 2001; the long, long XVIII, which started in 1696 and ended, if not in 1812, then in collective suicide in 1825…