Mail. From Cave Paintings to E-Mail

The enlightening book by Mikhail Pegov takes the reader deep into the centuries. The history of mail begins with cave drawings and the first postal messengers in Egypt, Persia, and Ancient Greece. It recounts what postal communication was like in Ancient Rome, in Medieval Europe, and in Russia, and introduces the remarkable story of the first mailbox and the role that the navigator Magellan played in the development of mail. A separate chapter is dedicated to front-line triangles from the Great Patriotic War. The book concludes with a discussion about the modern form of mail - the electronic mailbox.