The collection includes articles related to the study of Russian speech on the Amur in its dialect and vernacular functioning. An inquisitive reader is also offered a bibliography on Russian dialects of the Amur Region. 20 years have passed since the release of the Dictionary of Russian Dialects of the Amur Region (Moscow: Nauka, 1983). For some readers, it is necessary to revive some important moments, episodes of distant, but still memorable events, for those who join the treasures of the Amur vocabulary, tell how the "Dictionary of Russian dialects of the Amur Region" happened.