In the 60s of the last century, John Lennon was one of the most famous people on the planet. The Beatles effortlessly blew up the world, the phenomenon of their popularity was fabulous, and John Lennon became the idol of millions. He expressed his views both in songs and in public speeches. The famous song “Imagine” expresses Lennon’s thoughts about how the world should work. He preached the ideas of equality and brotherhood of people, peace, freedom. The pages of the book recreate the appearance of “Beatlemania” literally in the faces and actions of people blinded by the glory of the “Great Four”. Its author, the famous radio host Arthur Makariev, became one of the first domestic “Beatlemaniacs” more than forty years ago. Four decades of studying Western music and, above all, the Beatles, the life and work of their legendary creator, have been condensed into a lively and fascinating book.