The book by the famous journalist Vadim Glusker is based on one of the highest-rated projects of the NTV channel. To collect material, the author traveled all over Italy. Glusker plunged headlong into Italian reality, looked into the face of a real Italian, a man of mystery – italiano vero. What are they like, the people who made two revolutions in cinema, who taught the world to cry, think and laugh in Italian? What about Italian food? Science, history, art - all in one plate! Did you know that the first ice cream was born from snow collected on top of a volcano in Sicily, and there was a black streak in the history of pasta when Benito Mussolini declared war on it! These are not just travel notes - this is real, living Italy, real Italians and stories about them. There will be no lifeless memories in the book - only discoveries and finds!