Children and adults, men and women. Retrogrades and progressives.
Young men and women, husbands and wives, passionate lovers and treacherous seductresses, the poor and the rich, common people, aristocrats, and the intelligentsia.
They all find themselves in comical and absurd situations, and Teffi laughs at each of them—with pity and condescension, but more often—with subtle irony. Teffi's wit is truly magnificent, and her heartfelt humorous stories are completely sincere, which is why they still enjoy deserved popularity.