Everyone who knew Natalya Goncharova agreed on one thing: she was an amazing beauty. The world jealously followed her successes and scrutinized her actions. Gossipers slandered her relationship with Dantes, attributed indifference to her and nicknamed her the “lace soul.” Even Dantes, who was in love with her, denied her intelligence. Many considered her to be the culprit in the death of Pushkin. He himself called Natalie not only his Madonna, but also his “wife” and “boy-woman.” She raised seven of her own and three adopted children. The life of Natalya Nikolaevna, who at the age of 18 became the wife of the first poet of Russia, and at the age of 24 remained a widow, still causes controversy to this day, giving rise to myths and contradictory rumors. The book by Doctor of Philology Vadim Stark tells about the woman who became a source of inspiration for Pushkin, about her true role in the history of the fatal duel, about the further fate of the one to whom Pushkin wrote: “Nothing in the world can be compared with your face - but I still love your soul more than your face."