Elizaveta Aleksandrovna Dyakonova (1874-1902) - author of The Diary of a Russian Woman and journalistic essays. Her "Diary" was called by V.V. Rozanov "a deeply national, Russian phenomenon," "one of the freshest Russian books of the late 19th century." The diary reflects the inner life of the author, and also gives an idea of ​ ​ the life of young people, students of the 1890s. In addition, it is a significant document of the women's movement in Russia and a vivid literary work.