Nina Berberova (1901-1993), novelist and poet, "the first Parisian lady of Russian literature", author of the sensational autobiography "My Italics" (1969). In the book "Alexander Blok and his Time", written in 1947 in French and for French readers, Nina Berberova recreates the poet's life against the background of the events of the late 19th - first quarter of the 20th century. "... One thing seemed certain to both the Moscow and St. Petersburg symbolists: Blok was no longer the singer of a Beautiful Lady; he had become a man of modern Russia; with a sick conscience, full of unquenchable longing, he looked soberly into the future. He outgrew his school, outgrew his teachers: he was not afraid of words, he was not ashamed of tears." . The book was written in emigration in 1947 in French specifically for a foreign audience. – The pages recreate not only the image of Alexander Blok himself, but also the atmosphere of the Silver Age — from symbolists to revolutionary upheavals. – Nina Berberova combines biographical material with an artistic narrative: fascinating, lively and without academic dryness. – At the age of 21, the writer, teacher and poetess left Russia in the company of V. Khodasevich. Later, she achieved independent recognition in literature; a street in France and a square in Arles are named after her. He is the author of the best–selling biographies of Tchaikovsky and Borodin, and the autobiography "My Italics". – The "LIVED" series. Read also: "Ivan Bunin. Life on the contrary" — Dmitry Vodennikov, "Leonid Andreev: Duke Lorenzo" — Pavel Basinsky, "Alexander Tinyakov: Man and Character" — Roman Senchin.