Was the dazzling, shining, magnificent Andrey Mironov a victim—or an executioner? The scandalous memoirs of his lover and the recollections of his wives and daughters contradict each other completely. Who was the one woman Mironov truly loved? Which of his faithful friends was actually the traitor? Why did he leave us so early, and what role did his domineering mother play in his fate in an unscripted, unbiased biography of the artist?