For almost 1000 years, the fate and ideas of the hero of this book have excited all thinking humanity: sometimes his books were even burned in public, but, in the end, historical justice took its toll. For the first time in Russian, the author tried to tell about this remarkable person and his books, understandable, accessible, entertaining and in the context of modernity. The reader will undoubtedly be captivated by the thrilling power of maimonide thought and the living history of its formation. This book answers the most pressing questions of our time and therefore it can become a tabletop for any person who is interested in how and by whom history is made - and where its paths lead.