Read by O. Vyalikova. Duration: 1 hour, 6 minutes. MP3 disc (history, biography, memoir).This compilation includes witty expressions, jokes, acting tales and everyday stories, all written by or about one of the greatest actresses of the 20th century, Faina Ranevskaya. An extraordinary individual with a fantastic sense of humor, she lived a long, rich life and was known both as a caustic wit and a philosopher. The sharp-tongued actress had many acerbic and pithy sayings. In conversation, Ranevskaya did not mince words and her genius expressions immediately became catchphrases, passed from mouth to mouth and flying around Moscow. In stories about Ranevskaya, it is difficult to separate truth from fiction, what actually happened and what was attributed to her, which is only evidence of the Russian people
