An extraordinary biography of Natalie Paley (1905–1981), a princess from the Romanov family. After the October Revolution, her father, Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich (the brother of Emperor Alexander II), and brother Vladimir were shot by the Bolsheviks, and she, her sister and mother secretly emigrated to Paris. The image of a brilliant beauty, an aristocrat, a woman - a “work of art”, a model and actress, a lesbian symbol of that time attracted artists, writers, photographers, filmmakers and famous couturiers. She was the muse of Jean Cocteau, Paul Morand, Lucien Lelong, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Erich Maria Remarque. Natalie was friends with Coco Chanel, Luchino Visconti, Marlene Dietrich... The fate of Natalie Paley, whose life seems to be a game of hide and seek between fiction and reality, is tragic, touching and sad. Published in Russian for the first time.