About the book: 2011 / Memoirs of a prominent Moscow entrepreneur and public figure N.A. Varentsov (1862–1947) cover the period from the mid-19th century. to 1905. They describe the history of the formation and development of the largest Moscow firms, banks, trading houses, and give vivid characteristics of their owners; the book contains everyday sketches of the merchant life of Moscow and a presentation of dramatic and anecdotal events from the life of famous Moscow entrepreneurs (Alekseevs, Bakhrushins, Konovalovs, Morozovs, Ryabushinskys, Khludovs, etc..).