Man has always been interested in juicy details from the lives of great people. During their lifetime, many details from their biography ended up on the pages of scandalous gossip columns. Under the cover of the book “Great Scandals and Brawlers” are collected sensational stories from the lives of people who were destined to hold the reins of government in their hands, whom nature marked as a genius (Toulouse-Lautrec, Vincent Van Gogh, Van Meegeren, Sergei Yesenin, Vladimir Mayakovsky, etc. ...), but whose behavior ran counter to traditional views on lifestyle, behavior, etc. In the modern information society, scandals have become an integral part of social and political life. Often, after another scandal, people part with their positions and portfolios. Much more common (and often for the good) is the aura of scandal for movie and pop stars...