The First Republic existed only for a short time, but nevertheless this period is full of interesting and dramatic events. In a popular way, the author tells about all areas of life at that time, about problems after the First World War, about people's ordinary lives, but also about successful businessmen, writers, athletes and film stars, about scandals of politicians and about women with whom President Masaryk established a relationship after the death of his wife. There are also points of interest, such as the depiction of the cruel winter in 1929, the overpopulation of the bekyn nun or how the tradition of the republic's Christmas trees came about.