The book by the famous St. Petersburg publicist Boris Vishnevsky is the result of many years of work. In addition to biographical materials, it contains more than two dozen conversations with Boris Strugatsky, recorded by the author in 1992–2002 (most of them were published in books, newspapers and magazines). The author examines in the context of the present time the best, in his opinion, works of the Strugatsky brothers, relying on the memories of Boris Strugatsky about the history of the creation of these works. The book is equipped with unique photographs, most of which have never been published.