The book is dedicated to the life and work of Y. Lavrin (1887-1986), a Slovenian who spent ten bright and fruitful years in Russia, took an active part in the cultural life of pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg, who did a lot to develop literary ties between the Slavs. His creative heritage is diverse: in addition to his author's work, he published the Slavic World magazine and the Veles almanac, was engaged in translations, and was a war correspondent. In 1916, his book "In the Land of Eternal War. Albanian sketches."