The novella that once created the effect of an exploding bomb in our country became an absolute national bestseller and formed the basis of the screenplay for Pyotr Todorovsky's famous film of the same name starring Elena Yakovleva.
Years have passed. The subject of the work давно has long ceased to be sensational. But the poignant and at the same time amusing story of an elite “lady of the night” who married a wealthy foreigner still touches readers' hearts.