A critical look (in English) at the writing career of Sofia Andreevna Tolstaya, followed by the reproduction (in Russian) of her major literary works, presented for the first time in a single volume: Natasha, her contributions to Tolstoy's Novaja azbuka [A new primer], Kukolkis-kelettsy i drugie rasskazy [The skeleton-dolls and other stories], Babushkin klad: predanie [Grandmother's treasure-trove: a fable],
Chja vina: novella [Who is to blame?], Pesnja bez slov: povest' [Song without words: narrative], excerpts from Moja zhizn' [My life], a selection of poems.