"Lyudmila Ivanova is a wonderful artist!" - Eldar Ryazanov cannot but agree with these words. She is talented, natural, selflessly loves her Sovremennik, one of the founders of which is, along with Oleg Efremov, Galina Volchek, Oleg Tabakov. And People's Artist of Russia Lyudmila Ivanova composes songs for performances and stage, directs the Impromptu children's musical theater and writes books. Without exaggeration, the actress's new book "My Contemporary" can be called a poem about love for the theater - with small lyrical sketches from her personal life.