Book by Natalya Trauberg, the most popular translator of G. K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis and P. G. Wodehouse, represents collection of articles, consolidated by confrontation against totalitarianism and earthliness. Sketches included into the book are lessons of open talk, that is sincere, sympathetic and concerned. Father Alexander Men, S. S. Averintsev, Tomas Venclova, father Georgij Chistjakov and many others belong to those she narrates about.