Memories

Dmitry Sergeyevich Likhachev bequeathed more than others to those who study the Old Russian heritage. Without another, without exception, he left letters about how to live a life for which he was not ashamed and whose time is not sorry. And he left memories illustrating such a life. Amazing memory retained many episodes from the life of pre -revolutionary St. Petersburg, the piercing images of St. Petersburg of the Blockade, the topography of the St. Petersburg summer suburbs and Solovki, and the everyday life of the Solovetsky camp. And many names and characters.
Is it worth writing memories? - the author asks a question. And so he answers him: “It is worth it - so that the events, the atmosphere of previous years are not forgotten, and most importantly, that there will be a trace from people whom, maybe no one will ever remember that the documents are lying about.”
for this one The very reason for the memory should be read