Voloshin loved play and hoax and lavishly introduced them into his works and into his life. However in autobiographical notes, in the stories about his contemporaries he craved for strict truth. Literary portraits of A. Blok, A. Belij, M. Kuz'min, A. Remizov, A. Benua, V. Surikov, that entered this book, are notable for outstanding observation and neatness.
Книгу прозы Максимилиана Волошина составили воспоминания о современниках, рассказы о литературной и художественной жизни начала XX века, а также очерки о путешествиях и исторических событиях.
Knigu prozy Maksimiliana Voloshina sostavili vospominanija o sovremennikakh, rasskazy o literaturnoj i khudozhestvennoj zhizni nachala XX veka, a takzhe ocherki o puteshestvijakh i istoricheskikh sobytijakh.
