Irina Erenburg, the daughter of the famous writer Ilya Erenburg, kept her diary under Stalin’s terror and did not even hope that her manuscript would ever see the light of day. The courage of the woman who decided to keep such records, despite the threats of searches and arrest, made it possible over the years to convey a piercing and honest story of the first half of the 20th century. The highlight of the book is the memories of the amazing years of studying at a Parisian school. The book includes unique materials: frank stories about the revolution, the First World War and the Great Patriotic War, which have never been published in Russia, as well as memories of the life of Russian emigrants in France.