People's Artist of the USSR Lyubov Petrovna Orlova (1902–1975) happened to become the first Soviet film star, the favorite of several generations of viewers. Abundantly endowed with beauty, talent, the adoration of the public and the attention of men, she nevertheless could not avoid either everyday dramas or creative failures. The actress carefully protected her life from interference from outsiders, so her biography still keeps many secrets. In his book, writer and journalist Alexander Hort talks about Orlova without cheap sensationalism, painstakingly composing her portrait from a mosaic of documents, roles and memories of many people who knew her.