About the book: 1961 / In the brochure by N. I. Ryazantsev “Does Man Have a Destiny?” it is said that this issue sometimes causes heated debate both among the elderly and among young people. What is fate, can it be avoided, does it really exist? Depending on how a person answers such questions, you can find out what his view of the entire world around us is, how he evaluates the course and outcome of various events. To a certain extent, a person’s behavior in the family and his attitude towards the phenomena of social life are connected with faith in fate. The majority of Soviet people have not believed in fate for a long time. But we also have citizens who think that their lives are controlled by some supernatural forces. They believe that everything in the world is predetermined by someone and therefore no one can escape their fate.N. I. Ryazantsev proves that all types of belief in fate are relics of superstition. The author, in short chapters, tells how the belief in fate arose, what its harm is, and why it is incompatible with science. The brochure exposes fortune telling, false omens and other prejudices associated with belief in fate. The brochure is intended for a wide range of readers, agitators and propagandists.