Freedom is the starting point

Peter Vail (1949-2009) - a famous writer, journalist, literary critic. His books "Genius of Place", "Map of the Motherland", "Poems about me" (as well as co-authored with A. Genis "60s: the world of Soviet man," American "," Russian cuisine in exile "," native Speech "et al) Tested not one circulation and continue to be reprinted, and the “genius of place” that became the bestseller formed the basis of a multi -part television movie.
The collection "Freedom - the reference point" included selected essays, articles, reviews, as well as interviews published by Weil for more than two decades in Russian and foreign press. Encyclopedic breadth and depth of knowledge in combination with masterful possession of a pen and subtle humor - a phenomenon in journalism is extremely rare. Weil was friends with many talented people, he instantly learned about everything that was happening in the theater, cinema, literature, but the main thing - he wanted and knew how to share his knowledge and was a popularizer of art and literature in the best sense of the word