“19 myths about popular heroes. The Most Famous Prototypes in the History of Books and TV Series" is a book about personalities who left their almost imperceptible mark on the history of literature. Almost unnoticed, because under the mask of many heroes familiar to us from the pages of books, real historical figures are hidden, people who really once lived, whose names are known only to literary scholars. On the pages of this book you will meet those who inspired writers of the past to create such famous characters as Sherlock Holmes, Milady, Mitrofanushka, Ostap Bender and many others. You will also find out who became the prototype of the heroes of Russian fairy tales and epics, and will find the answer to the question of whether Ivan Tsarevich really existed. Lyudmila Makagonova and Natalya Seregina are the authors of the popular historical blogs “Collection of Misconceptions” and “History. Interesting!”, as well as the authors of the book “Collection of Misconceptions. 20 most controversial personalities in world history."