The works of the oldest Russian writer Sergei Pavlovich Zalygin (born in 1913), who continues the great traditions of humanism and justice with all his work, are well known to the Russian reader. Zalygin's books speak about the diversity of life, about the spiritual strength of man, his inexhaustible possibilities. The works of recent years included in this collection (the novel “Freedom of Choice”, novels and short stories, as well as journalistic notes “My Democracy”) offer their explanation of the modern world and modern man, his ideals and hopes, his own moral and aesthetic experience.