It is long overdue to put together exactly Yegor's direct speech, his numerous interviews, monologues, conversations with friends, letters and give the opportunity to see him speaking exclusively in his own words, without detailed reviews, meticulous analysis and critical reviews, except perhaps with a little explanatory comments. In English practice, there is such a form - "... in his words", which, in fact, means: "in your own words." Well, in the case of Letov, this is doubly valuable - that's who really used the word as another weapon, a means to convey to the world what he lived, what occupied and worried him. In a sense, this is the only possible attempt to compensate for the books of dialogues and conversations with Yegor that never took place, which he was asked to do during his lifetime. In the collection, covering the period from 1986 to 1997, one can see cult texts that influenced entire generations of readers and listeners, and policy statements, and sharp rhetoric - everything that was part of a single whole or, as Yegor himself said, " great multitude." There are also little-known interviews, detailed concert monologues, letters, photographs, autographs and illustrations. It all looks like a kaleidoscope with endless new combinations. The contradictory and at the same time amazingly integral personality of Yegor Letov continues to arouse undying interest.

Aleksey Koblov