"In Defense of Criticism" is a book by the Ukrainian writer Vasyl Stus, which combines essays, articles and reviews of works of literature and art. The author tried to defend the right to free thinking and expression of opinion, independence of critical thinking in the conditions of a totalitarian regime. The book "In Defense of Criticism" is not only a literary document about how the author fights censorship, but also an important testimony about spiritual resistance to authoritarianism and total censorship.