Vadim Leventhal’s novel is the story of a young film director, Masha Regina, who traveled from a provincial schoolgirl to a European star—firmly stepping onto the red carpets of Venice, Berlin, and Cannes. It’s a story of her three men, a story of devoted, злe, and sacrificial love, a story of a strange intertwining of fates. “Masha Regina” is an intelligent and tough novel, with merciless psychologism and piercing credibility, showing what price a person pays for the will to achieve creative self-realization. What from the outside looks like a gift of fortune, enviable good luck, in reality turns into a tragic and unresolved loneliness for the heroine—staring straight into the icy horror of existence.