A famously twisted plot, a mind-blowing combination of the incongruous, and Akunin's signature tension of the plot from beginning to end. The action of the novel "The Nut Buddha" takes place in the era of Peter I (to which the fifth volume of Boris Akunin's project "History of the Russian State" is dedicated). The artistic volumes of the project describe the history of a family living in Russia. The topic of the novel was chosen by voting by numerous readers of Boris Akunin's Facebook page. "Such different inhabitants of Russia, Holland, Japan find themselves connected by an ancient relic, making a mystical journey through centuries and spaces," reads the book's announcement. The novel "The Nut Buddha" describes the adventures of a sacred figurine, which, by chance, made a long journey from distant Japan to Muscovy. Buddha wanders through Russia reared up by Peter the Great, helping the heroes of the book to find their way to themselves...