A new edition of the famous book about Marina Tsvetaeva. This is the most comprehensive biography of the famous Russian poet, with a strong emphasis on the last months of Tsvetaeva's life.

The book was based on materials from the family archive - memoirs, diaries, letters, photographs, as well as documents from the archives of the NKVD-KGB-FSB, which the authors managed to get acquainted only in 1998-2000. As a result, a story about many and many people connected with family, professional and friendly ties turned out. And broader is the story of the twentieth century, how it...

Pavel Annenkov (1813-1887) - Russian literary critic, historian of literature and a talented memoirist. He was acquainted with many outstanding personalities of his time (writers, artists, philosophers, critics, politicians, etc.). That is why his memories give an opportunity to immerse himself in the literary world of the middle of the XIX century and trace the development of Russian thought.

A ballerina in the past, and later a journalist and ballet critic, Julie Cavana wrote a magnificent, comprehensive biography of Rudolf Nureyev based on a huge factual, archival and epistolary material. She truthfully and at the same time with a great sense of tact displayed the soul of a genius against the backdrop of the most difficult turns of his life and the struggle for his unique place in...

The relationship between Freddie Mercury and Jim Hutton evolved over several months in 1984 and 1985. Even when they first slept together, Hutton had no idea who Mercury was, and, when the star told him his name, it meant nothing to him. Hutton worked as a barber at the Savoy Hotel and retained his job and his lodgings in Sutton, Surrey, for two years after moving in with Mercury, and then...

Sidonie C. was born in 1900 and became particularly well-known for being sent to Dr. Freud as a young woman in order to treat her homosexuality.

On May 25, 1977, a problem-plagued, budget-straining independent science-fiction film opened in a mere thirty-two American movie theaters. Conceived, written, and directed by a little-known filmmaker named George Lucas, the movie originally called The Star Wars quickly drew blocks-long lines, bursting box-office records and ushering in a new way for movies to be made, marketed, and...

Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner and dreamed of becoming a pop star. By the age of twenty-three he was performing his first gig in America, facing an astonished audience in his bright yellow dungarees, a star-spangled T-shirt, and boots with wings. Elton John had arrived and the music world would never be the same...

Boris Pasternak did not keep diaries. He was not satisfied with their unformed chaos, characteristic of records kept for themselves. Letters took over their function, in which the personality of the poet and the features of his many-sided creativity were fully manifested. But first of all, this is the most important biographical document that reflected the stages of Pasternak’s life and the...

The inspiring story of Adelina Sotnikova, the first Olympic champion in women's single skating in Russian history. In the book you will find practical tips to help you improve your figure skating skills, QR codes with videos on how to complete each element, professional life hacks that will accelerate your path to success. With this book you will dive into the world of figure skating and love...