Boyashov brings to light the archetypes of the Russian subconscious. He wrote what needed to be written. For which I thank him. P. Krusanov I would define Ilya Boyashov’s text as an artistic image of the Russian idea - in a sense, in its persuasiveness, this image surpasses many philosophical calculations voiced in disputes between Slavophiles and Westerners. A. Sekatsky Boyashov was Stogov's first editor. Having read “The Madman,” I am still perplexed - why didn’t Boyashov kill Stogov? V. Nazarov