The spiritual authority of Academician Dmitry Sergeevich Likhachev is so great that he is rightly called “the conscience of the nation.” His books, articles, conversations are a great legacy, the study of which helps preserve the traditions of Russian culture, to which he dedicated his life. More and more new “thought leaders” were emerging in the country, and at times it seemed that a just society was about to be created. But the popularity of politicians subsided, the background of public life changed. Only the modest, deeply intelligent Likhachev survived, speaking out loud about true values. The author of the book, Valery Popov, offers the reader his opinion on why Academician Likhachev combined all the best that we value, tells how Dmitry Sergeevich survived the years of hardship, what he was like with his loved ones, how he achieved what seemed impossible - saving monuments of national material and spiritual culture. sign of information products 16+