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Was being the wife of Witkacy, Gombrowicz, Mrozek or Milosz a joy or a burden? Who were the women who stood alongside these charismatic creators? We know them as great artists. They got to know all shades of their personality - from the brightest to the darkest. Living in the shadow of famous husbands, they faced their weaknesses, fears and addictions every day. They endured their whims, forgave their betrayals, including homosexual ones, and cured depression. The wives of outstanding Polish writers with respect, but also the lack of political correctness characteristic of his literature, are portrayed by Slawomir Koper.

The book summarizes the reports of 14 speakers of the conference "Latvian industry before and after regaining independence" on December 13, 2013: scientists, historians, factory managers and civil servants about what industry was actually like during the USSR and what and why happened after the restoration of independence with these "powerful" factories, why a large part of them stopped working, including the famous VEF. The book contains an overview of Latvia's economy before the occupation of 1940 during the 1st independence period, an analytical overview of the USSR-era industry and its specifics, as well as the prospects for today's industrial development.