VOLKOV KIRILL (1986–2015) - Candidate of Philological Sciences, specialist in the works of V. Nabokov. Author of articles on Russian and foreign literature, published in Russia, Germany and the USA. In April 2013, Kirill was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. The forecasts of Russian and European doctors were similar: Kirill could live no more than five months. However, thanks to the help of family and friends, the support of hundreds of people from all over the world, and most importantly, the constant, daily fight against the disease, Kirill lived for more than two years. All this time, his life was full and fruitful: new scientific articles and reviews were published, essays and a comedy play were written. But Kirill considered his main work to be “A frivolous book about a tumor,” the chapters of which he published on the Internet. Kirill’s book turned out to be unexpectedly in demand: it was read by both sick and healthy people, relatives of the sick, read by oncologists and psychologists, it became a support for many people, giving hope and faith in themselves.