The author of this book, Gershom (Gerhard) Scholem (1897-1982), occupies a special place in the world of Jewish thought. His uniqueness, according to Martin Buber, is determined by the fact that he virtually single-handedly created an academic field, which - as we now see - includes the study and analysis of Kabbalistic literature in its historical context! development, phenomenology of religious mysticism, spiritual and political problems of Zionism and in general! Jewish civilization. This edition reproduces in Russian the final version of the autobiography, published in 1997 - on the 100th anniversary of the birth of G. Scholem. The publishing layout of the book is preserved in PDF A4 format.