My Chronicle. Memories

Nadezhda Alexandrovna Teffi (real surname Lukhvitskaya) was a true literary star in Russia at the beginning of the 20th century. A sharp mind, elegant style, the ability to see the bright sides of life and share her observations with readers made her works literally beloved by the public.
But as is often the case with masters of ironic prose, Teffi's laughter was mixed with tears. This is especially noticeable in the writer's memories — of the old, forever lost Russia, of the Civil War, of the forced path into emigration, of friends and acquaintances from the creative intelligentsia and their soul-searching and difficult choice of their fate in revolutionary Russia...