This amazing story is good to read with the whole family. The doll Shurochka has lived in this world for more than a hundred years. She saw Grand Duke Constantine in Pavlovsk Park, she lived in a warm and cozy Russian house with doll friends and affectionate “mothers”. She knows how the children prepared for Christmas, how they celebrated Easter, how they played, how they took care of each other. Shurochka also talks about how radio appeared, communal apartments, how much grief the war brought... Her life is full of adventures and travel, and her ability to love and be devoted will help her one day save a girl from a serious, incurable disease. Grandparents will warm her soul, returning to my childhood; Moms and dads will discover a lot of unexpected things in this book, and boys and girls will really love a beautiful old doll in an elegant dress with a pink bow around the belt. Source: .php?tu003d6304757