The author of the book, the famous Soviet glaciologist I. A. Zotikov, has been studying the Antarctic ice sheet for more than twenty years. During this time, he worked as part of six Soviet and American Antarctic expeditions. For joint research of ice samples obtained on the Ross Ice Shelf, where the author also worked, he was repeatedly invited to various scientific institutions in the United States. Hence the book contains interesting impressions and reflections about this country, which the author saw “from the inside.” The book is successfully complemented by color photographs and reproductions from the author’s paintings. Designed for a wide range of readers.