Arkady Vaksberg is a prose writer, publicist, playwright, and lawyer. As a lawyer, he participated in dozens of trials, and these personal experiences fueled his creativity for many years. As a special correspondent for Literaturnaya Gazeta, he traveled around the country - the result of these business trips were judicial essays, unforgotten to this day. He is the author of about forty books, many of which have been translated into dozens of languages, plays for the theater, scripts for feature films and documentaries, and television series. He had the opportunity to meet many wonderful people, help those in trouble, and witness amazing events that left a bright mark on the history of the past century. The famous publicist talks in his memoir book about the events and meetings that were so many on his life’s path, introducing readers to a world hidden from prying eyes for many years. The reader will be surprised by the contrasts of this unusual book: murderers, rapists, thieves and other criminals coexist in it with the most outstanding actors, directors, writers, artists of the past century - this is how the memoirist’s life turned out: he communicated closely with both. He talks about all this fascinatingly and sincerely in his memoirs.