Natalia Basovskaya’s book is an engaging account of the incredible fates of women and men who left a vivid mark on the history of ancient civilizations and modern states. The reader will embark on an astonishing journey, meeting pharaohs, kings and queens, emperors, great scientists, and other outstanding personalities. Hatshepsut, Cleopatra, Marie Antoinette, Cixi and Victoria, Tutankhamun, Nero, Thomas More, and Benjamin Franklin—what were their sorrows and joys, dreams and ambitions, hopes and disappointments? Surrounded by attention or abandoned by everyone? For what were they loved and hated? You will find all the answers in the book “Great Women and Men.”