Mikhail Kozakov was not even twenty-two years old when the film “Murder on Dante Street” was released, the main role in which brought him fame. A year later, having played Hamlet in N. Okhlopkov’s play, the young actor gained national fame. And then there were the films “Eugenia Grande”, “Amphibian Man”, “Shot”, “An Ordinary Story”, “Straw Hat”, “Hello, I’m your aunt!”, “Pokrovsky Gate” and many others. Countless performances in Moscow theaters. The roles of Mikhail Kozakov, poetry programs, directorial works - behind everything there is a unique talent and the highest skill. The actor has always been extremely demanding of himself and others. This quality was also evident in the creation of the book, which contained a sincere story about life in the homeland, about work in theater and cinema, about friendship with Oleg Efremov, Evgeny Evstigneev, Rolan Bykov, Oleg Dahl, Arseny Tarkovsky, Bulat Okudzhava, Evgeny Evtushenko, David Samoilov and others.