Long recognized as a classic of the biographical genre, the book of the writer and art critic Valery Nikolayevich Sergeev tells about the life and creative path of the great Russian icon painter who lived in the second half of the XIV and the first third of the XV century. Based on the written sources and works of art that have come down to us at that time, the author recreates a picture of the life of the Russian people, who in the most difficult historical conditions created their own culture and statehood. The world famous works of Andrei Rublev are considered in inextricable unity with the high moral ideals of the era. The reader reveals the worldview of the Orthodox artist, monk and thinker, as well as the worldview of his contemporaries. The new edition is substantially modified by the author and equipped with a preface, which tells about the difficult history of the book.