“I had great happiness in my life - I saw the flourishing of the Art Theater, saw all its legendary performances. I dreamed of becoming an artist of this Theater, and I became one and even played with my idols. But unfortunately, I also saw the beginning of his death and I experience his tragedy as the collapse of my dream, my ideal in art... But I “saw the sky”!” Davydov records the history of the theater through the actors of this theater, and his gaze is not dispassionate, but illuminated by love, tenderness. This cordiality, this desire to help, this love for the theater and for his brother actors make Vladlen’s book very lively and warm. And most importantly, he himself managed to do a lot for the theater, despite various difficulties and grievances. Mikhail Ulyanov