What is the secret behind the picture of Our Lady of Grace from the Lviv Archcathedral? What is the connection between the Cemetery of Eaglets in Lviv and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier? How intricate was the history of the Panorama of Racławice? Would the Book of Scotland have been written had it not been for the fervour of Lviv mathematicians who had nothing to do with Scotland? These are just a fraction of the questions that Yuri Smirnov answers.

There is only one Lviv in the world, as Szczepko and Tonko sang before the war. No one needs to be reminded of Lviv's importance in Polish history. It has been home to Poles, Ukrainians, Armenians and Jews for centuries, and it was only after 1945 that the Russians arrived.

Lviv was an extraordinary city that attracted extraordinary people. In its backstreets, you could meet a doctor and priest - Henryk Mosing - or a star of Polish film and cabaret - Eugeniusz Bodo. One of the most eminent Polish writers, whose novels have been translated into 41 languages, the visionary of the future - Stanisław Lem - spent his childhood and youth there. Lviv's batiars, dangerous criminals and even agents are also featured....

Jurij Smirnow, a journalist of the Polish weekly Kurier Galicyjski published in Ukraine and a guide to Lviv, reveals the secrets of Lviv. Thanks to his knowledge of the city, the reader can feel like a true explorer while reading.

Lviv enchants and attracts tourists, and many of its, sometimes dark, secrets remain a mystery despite the passage of time. We invite you on a unique journey to the City of the Always Faithful.

Author: Yuri Smirnov

Year of publication: 2020

Co-publisher: Księży Młyn Publishing House

Number of pages: 160 (Part I), 176 (Part II)

Cover: Hardbound

Format: 17.3 x 24.2 (part I); 16.5 x 23.5 (part II)

ISBN: 978-83-772-9391-1 (Part I), ISBN: 978-83-7729-439-0 (Part II)