The new book by the famous writer Ruslan Kireev not only talks about how the classics of Russian literature died, but, most importantly, reconstructs their attitude towards death, starting from early years and ending with the last hours of life. The very nature of these relationships, inevitably dramatic, sometimes tragic, leaves an undeniable imprint on their work, determining both the acute psychologism and the intense internal plot of the works. The book is strictly documentary. It is based on letters and diaries, memoirs and archival papers, as well as texts of literary works of writers. The book continues the previously published work dedicated to Gogol, Leo Tolstoy and Chekhov. For teachers of secondary schools, gymnasiums and lyceums, students, graduate students and teachers of humanities universities, as well as for everyone who is interested in Russian literature.