This book is a fascinating story about the rich, interesting life of an extraordinary person in difficult times of stagnation, disaster and revival of the Russian state, about his participation in historical events, in the cultural life of the country, about meetings with famous people, about already forgotten paradoxes of everyday life... But this is not just a book of memories. It also contains the scientist’s vivid polemical reflections on the burning issues of our existence: the causes of social upheavals, the choice of the path of development of Russia, the education of the individual. Written easily, often with irony, it is of undoubted interest to readers. The publisher's layout is preserved in PDF A4 format.