Faina Georgievna Ranevskaya is a great dramatic actress with an equally dramatic fate. She stands out among even the most outstanding servants of Melpomene - a Harlequin who amuses the audience and at the same time a mournful sage, like Ecclesiastes. She was a unique personality both in art and in everyday life, the curtain on which is lifted by the fragments of memories presented in this book. They are also extraordinary in their own way, thanks to their aphorism, as well as Faina Georgievna’s inherent emotionality and subtle psychologism. Her diaries and notes allow you to see some of the secrets of the soul, cheerful and sad at the same time, a truly people's artist.