In 1956, two music-obsessed teenagers John Lennon and Paul McCartney met in Liverpool. A few years later, the two friends became the core of a rock band that rose like lightning to the pinnacle of world fame. Western youth literally reveled in the new hits of the Beatles, and each of this famous four musicians (except for John and Paul, the group also included George Harrison and Ringo Starr) turned into human icons. The younger generation of socialist countries also sought to touch such an attractive but semi-forbidden fruit. “Beatlemania” even spread to the countries of the East, especially Japan. The influence of the Beatles was not limited only to music: in the 1960s, they dictated the world's fashion for clothing, views on art, behavior, and the entire lifestyle. Almost forty years have passed since the collapse of the legendary rock group, but the memory of it is alive . The statements of the Beatles, their relationships with women, and the mysterious murder of John Lennon remain the object of constant and close study. The work of the Beatles continues to have a strong influence on musicians of new generations. Paul McCartney and John Lennon have become icons of 20th-century music, and many professional musicologists treat them with as much respect and attention as Mozart or Bach. And now, when our world has entered the third millennium, the popularity of the Beatles is not diminishing. The Beatles' peers are aging, but new generations of their fans are growing up. The Beatles story continues.