The novel “The Vladimir Monomakhs” by the famous writer Evgeniy Andreevich Salias in the second half of the 19th century is one of the best in his work. The basis of the novel was the legendary story of the founders of the Vyksa factories, the Batashev brothers and their descendants, nicknamed “Vladimir Monomakhs” for their almost absolute power and enormous wealth. It is against this historical background that the exciting love-adventure intrigue of the story unfolds.