Olga Togoeva is a specialist in the history of medieval France, Doctor of Historical Sciences, chief researcher at the Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In the book “The True Truth.” Languages of Medieval Justice”, based on the archives of the Paris Parliament, the Chatelet royal prison, church and seigneurial courts, explores the problem of the relationship between the judiciary and ordinary people in France in the late Middle Ages. What are the characteristics of the behavior and speech of the accused in the courtroom, their attitude to procedural and criminal law? How do judges perceive their own power? What do they themselves know about the law, the judicial process and the institution of compulsory recognition? Olga Togoeva answers these and many other questions by also considering judicial rituals - one of the most important languages of medieval justice and ways of communication between authorities and their subjects. Particular attention in the book is paid to the construction of the court protocol, the specifics of its form, style and vocabulary. The publication is addressed to historians, lawyers, philologists, cultural experts, as well as a wide range of readers interested in the Middle Ages. The publishing layout of the book is preserved in PDF A4 format.