About the book: 2024 / Alexander Matyushensky (1862–1931) - Russian journalist, writer and publisher. One of the most scandalous books of its time "The Sex Market and sexual relations” reveals the history of legal prostitution of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the Russian Empire. The author mercilessly talks about brothels, yellow tickets and professional “priestesses of love.” At what age were you allowed to work in “houses of brothel”? How much did one night of pleasure cost? How many brothels did Japanese businessmen open in Tsarist Russia? What class did the “priestesses of love” most often come from? What was the difference between a first class brothel and a third class one? Who were called "camellias"? And what was called an unnatural vice? A frank book about the history of corrupt love in pre-revolutionary Russia with comments from artificial intelligence.