Resistance energy. Publishing house "Young Guard". XXI Century. Comprehension of the past

In the XXI century, the domestic book publishing entered a new stage. And the point is not even in the symbolism of the beginning of the new millennium and, therefore, a certain new reference. The 1990s were awarded with numerous socio-economic shocks, and in the 2000s the era of stability began in our country. In these favorable conditions, the Russian book got the opportunity to calmly analyze its past (primarily Soviet experience), soberly evaluate the present and clearly indicate the vectors of movement into the future.
What are the main economic problems of book publishing? Do modern circulations contribute to the implementation of the educational and educational functions of the book? How do the printed book interact, the electronic book and the Internet? What role does reading play in the process of forming consciousness, personality of each person? The answers to these and other questions are proposed by the General Director of the Young Guard JSC Valentin Yurkin, who has been heading the oldest domestic publishing house for more than thirty years. This collection included his interview and articles of 2002-2019, as well as a number of other materials dedicated to the publishing house "Young Guard", which is moving towards a centenary