Probably, the twentieth century will not remember another woman like Ekaterina Alekseevna Furtseva. She was the only one who managed to be both the Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, and a member of the Presidium of the Central Committee, and the First Secretary of the Moscow City Party Committee, and the Minister of Culture of the USSR. Her talents and abilities are now legendary. But, nevertheless, even in modern times, not only historians are interested in the personality of the Minister of Culture. She was characterized by an unbridled character and a traditional Russian disease, stunning charm and beauty, an amazing ability to easily make acquaintances and achieve her plans, she was loved and hated... So what was she really like, Catherine the Great? There is no exact answer! She truly was a woman of mystery. But you will learn about how the main milestones of her life unfolded by reading this publication...