This book, written by a prominent ballerina and teacher, is a discovery in several areas at once. First of all, this is a lively, fascinating story about the Russian intelligentsia, about the people of art of the pre-revolutionary and first emigration years. Then - a deeply frank story about the fate of the Russian emigration in Berlin and Paris. And finally, for ballet lovers, she reveals a lot about the creative activity of Russian ballet troupes in Paris and Monte Carlo. On the pages of these wonderful memoirs are portraits of M. Gorky, F. Sharapin, B. Nizhinskaya, O. Spesivtseva, D. Balanchine, M. Larionov and many other figures of Russian culture who found themselves abroad after the revolution.