She was a captive, but became a sultana. She was a powerless slave, but became the arbiter of destinies and the mistress of the East. Her name - Roksolana - went down in world history. Her amazing fate is amazing: one has only to imagine the path the young girl overcame from a slave in the harem of the Turkish Sultan to his beloved wife and co-ruler. Were intelligence and beauty the only weapons of the Ottoman Empire that ascended the throne? Or maybe she really was a witch who bewitched Sultan Suleiman, as many claimed then? This book will answer these and other questions. The collection includes the most striking essays by famous writers and historians about the fate of the famous Slavic woman. For all fans of the series "The Magnificent Century"!