About the book: 2015 / Who did Lyudmila Gurchenko consider the most important person in her life? What helped Lyudmila Markovna cope with the blows of fate? What works did the great actress consider the most significant in her career? What did Lyudmila Gurchenko regret? And who could she never forgive? Lyudmila Gurchenko is a legend, a cult actress of Soviet and Russian cinema and theater, a muse of famous directors. In the book “Applause,” Lyudmila Markovna talks extremely frankly about the key stages and moments of her own biography. Family, friendship, love and, of course, creativity - the great actress pays attention to all facets of her eventful life. Here is the live speech of a woman who, coming out of the frame or descending from the stage, talks about how her personal and creative destiny unfolded, how difficult her path to fame was and what price she had to pay for success. Childhood in occupied Kharkov, the first steps towards an acting career, first love and first disappointment, intrigues that followed fame, and sincere admiration for the talent of her creative colleagues - the great actress wrote about all this with her characteristic directness and emotionality..