This book is an open portrait of the magnificent and mysterious Lily Brik—written by Vasily Vasilievich Katanyan, who knew Lila Yuryevna for half a century. He was a constant witness to her everyday life, never stopping the diary notes of her conversations and stories about Mayakovsky—and not only about him. After Lily Yuryevna’s death, Vasily V. Katanyan became her executor and keeper of the priceless archive, which contains correspondence, intimate diaries, and biographical notes.