The book by anthropologist and scientific journalist Artyom Kosmarsky consists of a series of essays based on the latest research materials published by reputable historical publications. Life and death in Nazi Germany and in the occupied territories are considered by the author through the prism of microhistory - vivid local stories. The selected topics are new and unusual for the Russian reader: Aryan football, boxing in concentration camps, the economy of occupied Ukraine, disputes between Nazi magicians and educators... However, with the help of such specific and expressive examples, the author was able to clearly demonstrate how the power system of the Third Reich worked, how people thought and acted officials and military personnel and, finally, how ordinary people interacted with the authorities and got out of difficult situations. For a wide range of readers.