Nina Serpinskaya's ‘Flirting with Life’ is a personal document that captures the daily life of the bourgeoisie and intelligentsia of the Silver Age. The author, embodying the image of a ‘starlet’ of the Moscow bohemia of the early 20th century, describes her life in art and everyday life. Her observations on the socialist transformations after the revolution are particularly interesting. The book is a valuable source for research on the era.