About the book: 1999 / The life path of Alexey Simonov is replete with sharp turns of fate: a worker of the Yakut geophysical expedition, a student at the Moscow Institute of Oriental Languages, a translator for the Soviet embassy in Indonesia during the times of Sukarno, editor of the publishing house "Khudozhestvennaya Literatura", translator of poetry and dramatic works, journalist and human rights activist, director of documentaries and feature films of TO "Ekran", "Mosfilm", "Lenfilm" and other film studios of the USSR. He loves and knows a lot of poetry, and is a theatergoer. Alexey Simonov is a pronounced workaholic, which is very important for his current role - president of the Glasnost Defense Foundation. In his book, the author leads the reader through the halls of the memory museum, where the exhibits are memories of his parents: Konstantin Simonov, Evgenia Laskina, writers and artists, about meetings with those who became the heroes of his films - Leonid Utesov, Galina Ulanova, Yuri Nikulin... And, of course, about the intricate twists and turns of your fate.