Anna Radlova is a St. Petersburg poetess and famous beauty of the Silver Age, the author of several poetry collections and many translations. In the 1920s, she found herself at the very center of literary and theatrical life. The circle of “emotionalists” created by her and her friends claimed leadership in the new revolutionary culture. At this time, Radlova tried herself in dramatic and prose forms. Her texts are distinguished by their psychological subtlety and mystical richness; moreover, they are dedicated to the most mysterious pages of Russian history. “The Tale of Tatarinova” (1931; first published by A. Etkind in 1997) is written in dynamic metaphorical prose. It tells about the sectarian community of Ekaterina Tatarinova, which existed in St. Petersburg during the time of Alexander I. “Bogoroditsyn Ship” (1921) - a drama in five scenes, written in characteristic verse by Radlova; The plot is based on an apocryphal legend of Russian eunuchs. “The Winged Guest” (1922) is a collection of mystical poems through which the tragedy of history and the author’s peculiar eroticism shine through. In her historical prose and poetry, Radlova is based on documentary sources, introducing them into a lyrical plot that amazes with its sensational novelty.