The collection “Three Poses of Casanova” by Yuri Polyakov is a unique book in its genre; the author himself called it “extracted prose” and even intriguingly, “autoplagiarism.” Fans of the work of this famous writer will have new encounters with already well-known heroes and characters, but in different compositional conditions. The stories and short stories of the classic of modern Russian literature Yuri Polyakov are distinguished by exciting plots, social acuity, subtle psychologism, elegant eroticism, a unique sense of humor and figurative, aphoristic language.