Reflections on the Russian Soul: A Memoir (Mysli o Zhizni)

Time is merciless to human truth: popular memory fades, documents lie, and the deeds and sentiments of bygone years too easily fade into oblivion. In his book of memoirs and reflections on life, Academician D.S. Likhachev captures the 'living feeling of his contemporaries,' wisely and carefully preserving images of people and events of the 20th century that perhaps no one will ever remember again.