The book of the outstanding Russian orientalist and traveler, the largest encyclopedist and enlightener of the 20th century Yuri Nikolaevich Roerich (1902-1960) is a detailed chronicle of the scientific and artistic Central Asian expedition of academician N.K. Roerich (1923-1928), which was one of the key moments spiritual and cultural evolution of mankind. First published in 1931 in English, it was praised in the West as "an important milestone in the history of Orientalism and an outstanding contribution to the achievements of civilization" and soon became a bibliographic rarity. This edition, prepared for the 110th anniversary of the birth of an outstanding scientist, for the first time introduces the Russian reader to the full version of the translation in compliance with the peculiarities of the author's style. Being an extensive collection of information from various fields of knowledge and at the same time an exciting description of the events that accompanied the expedition, the book is of interest to a wide range of readers.