This is the first monograph dedicated to the work of Lidia Masterkova (1927–2008)—one of the few female artists within the unofficial art scene of the late 1960s to mid-1970s—written by her niece, art historian Margarita Masterkova-Tupitsyna. The book covers both the Soviet and international periods of Masterkova’s career, beginning with her 1943 decision to embark on the "rare and dangerous profession" of an alternative artist. The volume features the first-ever publication of rare photographs and letters written by Lidia Masterkova to Margarita Masterkova-Tupitsyna and Viktor Agamov-Tupitsyn during her time in emigration, prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union.