The novel "The Nurse from Moscow", written in 1932-33 in Paris, in the form of a fairy tale favored by Shmelev (in which the writer achieved unsurpassed skill), is the narrative of an unsophisticated Russian woman caught in the turbulent maelstrom of events in the history of the twentieth century and found herself in a foreign land. In suffering, sometimes losing their health and wealth, the characters of the novel find their soul and come to the truth. "The Nanny from Moscow" is a novel about a miracle performed by God's providence. The old nanny doesn't perform any miracles. She only lives and acts in accordance with her faith, and this faith works wonders.