It is difficult to name another person who would simultaneously be so highly valued in academic circles and respected in the widest circle of ordinary citizens. It is citizens, not just readers - Marietta Omarovna Chudakova (1937-2021) remains in our memory a model of a real patriot and citizen. In recent years, Chudakova has written a lot for children and adolescents. "Do you want to learn to think?" - one of the last manuscripts that she handed over to the publisher.