About the book: 2019 / With this collection, the famous writer and publicist Anton Yurtovoy takes another serious step in the development of his creativity. As an experienced essayist, this time he uses the essay genre not in its short form, but in an expanded and broad manner, laying out a canvas that is very significant in content. Readers may also be interested in other works posted here. Along with new texts, previously published ones are also presented. The author was born on January 21, 1936 in Little Russia. Lives in Saransk. This is his fifth book.