The oldest actor of the Russian theater G.Yu. Bakhtarov is a unique person: he knows everything about the theater, it seems; saw on stage, met and was friends with many famous artists. In this book you will meet with K. Stanislavsky and V. Kachalov, M. Chekhov and Yu. Yuriev, A. Ostuzhev and O. Knipper-Chekhova, A. Koonen and A. Tairov, R. Simonov and A. Dikim, V. Maretskaya and R. Plyatt, L. Orlova and A. Vertinsky.