An intellectual biography of the great Polish poet Czeslaw Milosz (1911–2004), Nobel Prize winner, righteous man of the world, written in the form of an encyclopedic dictionary. It includes portraits of poets, philosophers, artists, people of science and art; thoughts about ethical categories and philosophical concepts (Knowledge, Faith, Language, Time, Coexistence and much more); sketches of cities and countries - all the most important things in the history of the long-suffering 20th century. The book has been translated into Russian for the first time. Age restrictions: 16+