They say that the reader today is not the same as he once was. An early reader used to devour a kilogram book like a pie - in one sitting. And I got a fair amount of pleasure from it. There is a lot of historical evidence of this. Recently, quite by chance, and perhaps not by chance, I re-read Gogol. Just like that, it’s still interesting to reminisce about your school years. And although reading, as you know, is not an easy task, Rus' has always been famous for its readers. It even happened that it took first place in terms of reading per capita. Fans of junk publications used to stand in line all night long in order to get their hands on the treasured volume of some popular writer. Today's readers, especially those who are immigrants, are, of course, not so resilient. Even if he makes it to the fourteenth page, he immediately begins to feel short of breath, yawning and unbearably sleepy. The ranks of bookworms and lovers of Russian fine literature are thinning. At least put it in the Red Book.