'In the Editor's Laboratory' is one of three important books dedicated to the purity and richness of the Russian language (the other two are 'The Living and the Dead Word' by Nora Gal and 'High Art' by Korney Chukovsky). In her book, Lidiya Chukovskaya shares her experience working at the legendary editorial office of Detgiz, recalls great contemporary writers, discusses the principles of creating and formatting text, and discusses the editorial censorship prevalent in Soviet times. In the author's words, 'This book is not a textbook on editing. I do not set myself any educational goals, and it is unlikely that any textbook can serve any purpose in mastering this art. The book's purpose is different: I simply wanted to understand the experience accumulated by myself and my closest comrades, to collect and summarize it, and to introduce the reader to the range of thoughts, concerns, and questions that I have encountered over three decades of literary work.'