This edition includes artistic and pedagogical works of the author, reflecting his views on the problems of society, on the formation of a socially mature personality, as well as encouraging readers to follow socially approved models of behavior. The works of A. S. Makarenko have been published repeatedly since 1934 and have been translated into many languages of the world. Compiled by Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences S. S. Nevskaya, who took part in the publication of the eight-volume collected works of the author, published back in 1985, additions were made to the author’s previously published works based on archival materials and research, and This publication is being published in full for the first time.* * *Evidence of the international recognition of A. S. Makarenko was the famous decision of UNESCO (1988), concerning only four teachers who determined the way of pedagogical thinking in the 20th century. These are John Dewey, Georg Kerschensteiner, Maria Montessori and Anton Makarenko.