Anna Samokhina, Leonid Filatov, Lyubov Polishchuk, Vasily Shukshin, Vladimir Turchinsky, Semyon Farada... These people remained in the memory of many generations of viewers. Outstanding artists, writers, athletes are the idols of millions. Without exaggeration, the whole country knew them, they were loved by everyone. It seems to us that our idols will always be with us, we will see them on TV and cinema screens, read about them in magazines, discuss (and sometimes condemn) their personal lives. And suddenly tragic news spreads across the country. The sudden, absurd death of beloved artists causes shock and internal protest. The book includes new little-known facts from the biographies of popular personalities who have left us over the past three years.