This is what the world famous ballerina called her book. M. Plisetskaya describes her life, inextricably linked with ballet, writes in detail and knowledgeably about the main stage of Russia - the Bolshoi Theater, and about why its worldwide fame began to decline. She writes talentedly and very frankly. Plisetskaya has proven herself to be an original-minded author who expresses opinions that are often very different from the generally accepted ones. The first and only literary work of its kind will be a discovery for both connoisseurs and ballet lovers, and for the widest reading public.