Brothers Arkady Natanovich (1925-1991) and Boris Natanovich (1933-2012) Strugatsky occupy a very special place in the history of Russian literature. Recognized classics of science and social fiction, they confidently crossed the boundaries of the genre, turning into idols and rulers of thoughts for many generations of the Soviet intelligentsia. The fantastic worlds created by them, in which the nature of the most ordinary person sometimes manifests itself in a new way, from the most unexpected side, and today fascinate the reader, seemingly fed up with action-packed, adventurous fiction. This book tells about the life path of the "star duo" and about the phenomenon of the Strugatsky brothers.