“Our Fanechka is not a beauty, and she also stutters. Poor girl." This is how my father spoke as a child about the actress, whom the English encyclopedia would include among the ten most outstanding servants of Melpomene of the 20th century. But that will come later, just as later there will be all-Union glory, the love of millions, phrases that are quoted to this day, and... incredible loneliness. “Loneliness is when there is a telephone in the house and the alarm clock rings.” She meets young people, but Faina is indifferent to them. Actress Pavla Wulf becomes Faina's real friend. “Lesbianism, homosexuality, masochism, sadism are not perversions. Actually, there are only two perversions: field hockey and ice ballet.” Fame grows, but happiness in life does not increase. Many are put off by her quarrelsomeness and mockery. Those around her consider her quarrelsome, sometimes even quarrelsome, but no one is able to understand that behind the “thorns” is hidden a pure, vulnerable soul thirsting for love. “When I die, bury me, and write on the monument: “Died of disgust”... You can read about Faina Ranevskaya endlessly - you will either be very sad, or incredibly funny, but never bored. But “growing old is boring, but it’s the only way to live long.”