This is a book about the amazing destinies of talented Russian artists, whom the Russian catastrophe of the twentieth century mercilessly scattered around the world - about their creativity, their wanderings around the countries of our planet, about their passions and oddities. These geniuses left a bright mark on Russian and world art; their names are familiar today to everyone interested in the history of art and the history of Russia. You've probably already heard many of these names, others you may hear for the first time - Chagall, Benois, Archipenko, Soutine, Sudeikin, Lansky, Larionov, Kandinsky, de Staël, Zadkine, Makovsky, Sorin, Sapunov, Sharshun, Gudiashvili... However, this The book is not only about artists. It introduces you to the circle of Parisian and St. Petersburg bohemia, to the circle of poets, directors, art patrons, entrepreneurs, critics and, of course, brilliant women...