The various stages of the professional activity of S. A. Podlesny are reflected, who for many years was the rector of the largest university in the region - Krasnoyarsk State Technical University - and made a significant contribution to the development of engineering education in Russia. The materials in the book of memoirs give a fairly complete picture not only of the enormous scientific, educational, organizational and social activities of Sergei Antonovich, but also reveal him as a person who organically combined the qualities of an engineer, scientist and major leader with the best manifestations of real intelligence, deep erudition and versatile interests. The publication is addressed to scientists and teachers, students and everyone whose life is connected with KPI - KSTU - Siberian Federal University and who is interested in the history of higher technical education in the Siberian region and Russia. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.