The book of the famous writer A.V. Belinkov “Russia and the Devil” is composed of works that reflect all stages of the writer’s difficult life. The book published his first novel, “Draft of Feelings,” for which a graduate of the Moscow Literary Institute received 8 years in the camps in 1943. In conclusion, Belinkov continued to write. For these achievements he received a 25-year sentence... Recently returned by the writer’s heirs from the archives of the FSB, these works are published in this publication.