The generation of the sixties left us novels and poems, films and paintings in which heated debates about the past and future of Russia, an intense search for truth, moral uncompromisingness, and rejection of lies and hypocrisy live. They were often scolded for half-heartedness and vain illusions, called “brave within permissible limits,” but their works still remain the subject of readers’ love. A new book by the famous writer, poet, and publicist Dmitry Bykov is a collection of biographical essays examining not only the creative destinies of the most prominent representatives of this generation, but also the phenomenon of the sixties itself.