About the book: 2010 / This book is the confession of the ballerina Ksenia Tripolitova, recorded by her friend, theater artist and fashion historian Alexander Vasiliev. The long life of an emigrant from Russia is closely intertwined with the most dramatic pages of the history of the twentieth century. A member of the Russian Ballet troupe of Colonel de Basil, who inherited Diaghilev’s repertoire, a dancer in Parisian cabarets, a performer of folk dance, she performed on stages throughout Europe. Life brought her together with many celebrities of that time - Sergei Koussevitzky, Sergei Lifar, Nina Vyrubova, Vera Nemchinova, Margot Fonteyn, Maurice Bejart, Erte. The ballerina generously and honestly shares her memories of her bright and difficult life..