A.F.Alexandrov. Secrets of magic numbers

Why did Vladimir Putin win the elections? What unites Peter I, Catherine II and Boris Yeltsin? What is the true face of Nostradamus and what did the monk Abel prophesy? Why were Stradivarius violins stolen? What did the papyrus tell about the creation of the world? How did the cruiser "Varyag" actually die? Could the outcomes of the Battle on the Ice and the Battle of the Kursk Bulge have been different? Simple calculations will lead you, the reader, to sensational clues of seemingly incomprehensible actions and characters of people close to you, as well as world-famous politicians, heroes and deceivers.