"Candide, or Optimism" is a philosophical and satirical novel by Voltaire, describing the adventures of a young man named Candide. The main character goes through many adventures, faces injustice, suffers from natural disasters, and still maintains an optimistic outlook on life. This book becomes a kind of pamphlet on social troubles and the naphthalene pseudoscience of Enlightenment-era optimism. "Candide" still remains a relevant work, distinguished by its meaningfulness and deep philosophical undertones, thanks to which many generations of readers find something new in it every time they reread it.