K.A.Mashtakova worked for more than 30 years as a senior researcher in museums of the Moscow Kremlin. He knows the innermost secrets of past centuries and the present, the names and works of the creators who exalted and adorned him, the history of priceless treasures created by Russian masters or donated by foreigners as a sign of respect and gratitude to Russia. Many eminent foreign guests admired them - excursions drove Clara Alexandrovna. Her memory stores many unique meetings, stories, knowledge.