Bykov is the author of the biography of B. Okudzhava in the “ZhZL” series. “Bulat Okudzhava lived among us recently: twelve years is not a long time for history. His life is closely intertwined with the history of the Russian twentieth century; several times this history rolled across his biography like an asphalt roller. It’s unlikely even his descendants will be able to unambiguously assess the great and terrible events of which he happened to be a biased witness and participant.”