Igor Nikolaevich Sukhikh (b. 1952) - Doctor of Philology, professor at St. Petersburg University, writer, critic. Author of more than 500 scientific works on the history of Russian literature of the 19th–20th centuries, including the monographs “Problems of Chekhov’s Poetics” (1987, 2007), “Sergei Dovlatov: Time, Place, Fate” (1996, 2006, 2010), “Books of the 20th century. Russian canon" (2001), "Prose of the Soviet century: three destinies. Babel. Bulgakov. Zoshchenko" (2012), "Russian canon. Books of the 20th Century" (2012), "From... and to...: Sketches on Russian Literature" (2015), etc., as well as textbooks on literature beloved by schoolchildren and teachers. The book “Structure and Meaning: The Theory of Literature for Everyone” was the result of the research and teaching experience of I. N. Sukhikh. It can be placed on a par with textbooks on introduction to literary criticism, but it has at least three significant differences. Firstly, this book is interesting to read, not just to learn from; secondly, it successfully combines theory and practice: the “Illustrations” section contains articles devoted to specific issues of literary criticism; and thirdly, despite all the academic presentation, the book is addressed to the widest range of readers. The publishing layout is preserved in A4 pdf format, including a name index and a subject index.