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Octavo,479 pp.,colour photographs, fine copy in laminated boards. Text in Russian. The book offers the first detailed description of the appearance, life history, distribution and diagnostic characteristics of all 156 species of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) known to date from the territory of the Russian Federation, based on the authors' extensive experience and scientific literature. Each species is illustrated with original natural photographs of both sexes as well as examples of intra-species variation. Additionally, for each species there are short descriptions of the imagos of both sexes, and its change with age are given. Many recently revealed facts are published here for the first time. There are no distribution maps as the actual range of Odonata borders in Russia remain unknown to a large extent. As is usual in guides based on illustrations, there are no identification keys but diagnostic differences between similar species are provided instead. The introduction leads a reader through the structure, life cycle, habits and classification of dragonflies. The combination of thorough descriptions of differences between similar species, rich illustrations and a detailed introduction allows readers to identify dragonfly species without keys or any specialized knowledge. This book unites the features of a popular atlas with an academic work and fills the gap existing in Russian literature concerning such a conspicuous and attractive group of flying insects as the dragonflies. The book is aimed at a broad range of nature lovers but, as a compilation of all existing knowledge of dragonflies of the country, it will be useful for entomologists as well.