Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky is, of course, a great artist and person. More than one generation of people remembers and loves his roles in cinema and theater... Those who during their lives had the opportunity to communicate closely, even fleetingly, with him are doubly happy. This book is an attempt to reconstruct Yankovsky’s living speech; it is like an echo of his voice. The text is based on fragments of an interview with the artist, his direct speech, often addressed not to the listener (reader), but to himself... The first part of this publication is an essay by Sergei Aleksandrovich Solovyov, based on his film about Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky, from the series “Those with whom I..." The film was prepared by the studio "S.S.S.R." for the TV channel “Culture” in 2010...Oleg Yankovsky, among other talents, had the rare talent of love. Love for family, work, love for friends, love for life.