The most famous brothers-co-authors in literature - Arkady and Boris Strugatsky - are not just science fiction writers, not just writers, not even just idols of millions. Who were they to us and will remain forever? Part of life. The Strugatskys are our idea of ​ ​ the future, of the world, of a person, of what is right and what is wrong, of the meaning of being and the meaninglessness of death. They are our tuning fork, our guide, our weapons and our torch in the dark labyrinth of history - past and future. The Strugatskys are our inside-out souls. And our conscience.