The book uses the personal archives of Raskolnikov, the Reisner family. Raskolnikov's widow - Muse Vasilievna Raskolnikova-Cannvez, a subject of France. One of the storylines of the story is the story of Raskolnikov's heartfelt drama, his difficult marriage with the writer and poetess Larisa Reisner, who is restless, passionate and unrestrained. These are scenes from the political backstage - unknown episodes of fateful decisions for the country and not always indisputable decisions by Kremlin politicians from Lenin to Stalin. The reader will also discover the secret of her stormy novels with Nikolai Gumilyov, Trotsky, Karl Radek. These are pictures of the civil war.