Collected Works in Fifteen Volumes. Volume 1

State and political figure, scientist-economist, Publicist Egor Timurovich Gaidar - a man whose name entered the history of Russia together with the famous term "Gaidar reforms". Attitude towards Gaidar, his reforms and literary heritage - contradictory. Like no one else he has such a hot support of like-minded people and has given such an unrestrained criticism of opponents. There is no doubt that the first will be established in their views, but also the second, if carefully and unnecessary read the work of Gaidar, will be able to at least reconsider their convictions and overcome prejudices. The first volume of the collected works opens the autobiographical notes E.T. Gaidar "Days of defeats and victories", allowing the reader first-hand to receive detailed and reliable information about the turbulent events of the initial period of Gaidar reforms in Russia, introduce the author"s outstanding personality. In the work of the Russian reform, the economic situation is analyzed and the most obvious and acute problems of the period, when the Gaidar government came to power. For studying economic theory and history, as well as a wide range of readers