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Chorna death. Khrestovi campaigns. Poverty. Famine. Cold. Middle Ages, men and women.

The Middle Ages are so far away from us, that when we feel a clue about this period of time, we continue to mould in our heads that picture, which we saw once in a few bad films. Were the middle ages really so horrible? Historian Stefania Demchuk confirms that no, the Middle Ages were neither dark nor savage. In her book, the author tells us how everything really happened: what people ate and drank, how they raised their children, what they feared and how they celebrated.

Who called the Middle Ages the dark ages? Did children really drink alcohol, and what is said about it in today's educational treatises? What did people learnt in the confession? What was the treatment and what did depopulation look like then?

The historian describes all this, as well as diets, the educational process in schools and even fights between students and citizens in her book. Stephanie brings the people of the Middle Ages to life, telling about this time without myths or taboos.