The article deals withthe events of summer 1917 and their reflection in historiographical novel Akunin’s Angel Battalion. Historical revisionism is characteristic of contemporary postmodernist novel as a result of decentralization and revision of values. It draws attention to the facts and problems traditionally viewed as being outside the mainstream history. Such revisionism may be traced in Akunin’s novel. Along with the story of women battalion of death, the author touches upon gender issues from the perspective of both past and present. Two time frames correlate, and a different hero is associated with either individual and historical time. KeywordsВ статье исследуются события лета 1917 года и их отражение в историографическом романе Б. Акунина "Батальон ангелов". В современном историческом романе события прошлого, оказавшиеся на обочине истории, не только получают право на существование, но и оцениваются с точки зрения настоящего
