Mikhail Kazinik is an art critic, musician, writer, poet, philosopher, director, actor, playwright, educator and one of the most erudite people of our time. Meeting him, without exaggeration, literally turns the whole world upside down - both internal and external. “Following the thoughts of a great man is the most entertaining science,” wrote Alexander Pushkin. What great people are discussed in the author’s new book “Paradoxes of Geniuses”? About Pushkin, Gogol, Tchaikovsky, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Andersen, Khlebnikov, Goethe, Batyushkov, Vyazemsky... Mikhail Kazinik easily and at the same time deeply talks about poetry and truth, about rhyme and idea, reality and fiction, reveals hidden layers meanings of famous works, follows the statements of great people and understands what makes a person truly great. The book contains QR codes that allow you to listen to those works that are mentioned by the author. You can get acquainted with the activities and creativity of Mikhail Semenovich Kazinik on his personal website www .kazinik.ru, as well as on the author’s YouTube channel.