About the book: 1991 / The book includes the works of the famous Soviet philosopher, created in the 70s and 80s of the 20th century. In the life experiences and works of outstanding thinkers of the past, the author tries to find analogues and proclamations of those acute social problems that, during the period of stagnation, were closed to direct theoretical discussion. Essays written in the genre of philosophical journalism are connected by three cross-cutting themes: personality and situation, ethics and history, morality and law..