Vladimir Basov was a unique personality. There was also a peculiarity in him that distinguished him from the circle of contemporaries and colleagues, and in him there was always a noticeable manifestation of traits generally characteristic of people marked by remarkable talent in creativity and the talent of the human “I”. And, of course, speaking about Vladimir Basov, it is simply impossible to remain silent about the main love stories in his life, their role in his destiny. Love was the catalyst of his creativity, the search for love - in life and on the screen - was the meaning of creativity and a need equal to the natural desire to breathe. And so each of the women he loved and chose as his wife is one of the themes of this book.