This publication is the most complete collection of works by Isaac Babel. It includes almost all currently known prose, drama, film scripts, the writer’s journalism and a large corpus of letters. All Babel texts are accompanied by commentaries. The first volume includes the cycles of stories “Leaflets about Odessa”, “Odessa Stories”, “The History of My Dovecote”, “Petersburg Diary”, the play “Sunset”, the film story “Benya Krik”, the film script “Wandering Stars” ".