The great and beautiful Russia in which these women were born remained only in memories and dreams... In reality, having fled from the new order of the country, which they could not accept, a foreign land became their homeland. But even where they had to start all over again, having nothing but high titles, these exiles remained brilliant and inimitable. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna is the cousin of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II, the ballerina Tamara Karsavina, the heroine of the French Resistance, Princess Vera Obolenskaya... Their difficult destinies will be discussed in the book of historical short stories by Elena Arsenyeva...