The real edition is an attempt to approach contemporaries to personality and work of the of genius Russian composer. The events of the last five years of life of П.И are here described. Tchaikovsky (1888-1893), when the greatest works were created them are operas of "Иоланта" and "queen" of spades, music to ballet "Щелкунчик" and Sixth ("Passionate") symphony that he conducted first.In the book based on the personal correspondence of Tchaikovsky with by brothers by Anatoliy and Modest, composer by Sergey Танеевым, poet by Konstantin by Romanov, Nadezhda background of Мекк et al, readers the mysterious inner world of man one and a half centuries the world and whose works worship music of that until now are most executable on earth will confide in.