"Fathers and children" (1862) are a stage, sign, cult novel for the time. But as far as changing of historical epochs he does not lose the actuality in any way. Certainly, hard-edged Evgeny Базаров, protagonist of novel, became an ensample modern to him youth - his world view, persuasions, vital principles, and even manner of behavior inspired many future "nihilists". But in Russia "by virtue of her cyclic development an ideological matrix is every fifteen-twenty years replaced, and every next generation appears in ideological - and moral - perpendicular to the "fathers" . The dramatic effect of this opposition does not go down, and that is why a serious modern reader will read this great book with not less interest and benefit, what his coeval one and a half centuries ago. Even if she is "passed" at school. At producing of classic books to us, to the publishing house "Time", it was very desirable to create really modern series, show living connection of the never fading classics and surrounding reality. Therefore we appealed to the known literati, scientists, journalists and cultural workers with a request to write the accompanying articles to the books chosen by them are not dry explanation texts and not cribs to examinations, and the family explanations in love to their expensive hearts to the authors. At someone turned out in grand style and touching, for someone посуше and поакадемичней, but it always sincerely and interestingly, and sometimes - unexpectedly and unusually. In love a writer, poet, publicist, literary critic and teacher of literature Dmitry Быков, confesses to "Fathers and children" - a book needs to be read already in order that to collate the opinion with the article and give a glance on work under other corner.