The publication of this book of memoirs is dedicated to the centenary of the birth of Pavel Petrovich Bazhov (1879-1950), the creator of the classic tales "Malachite Box," "Stone Flower," "Mountain Master." Poets (L. Tatyanicheva, A. Surkov), prose writers (A. Karavaeva F. Gladkov, Lev Kassil, E. Permyak, B. Poleva), critics (L. Skorino), as well as many friends and relatives of Pavel Petrovich Bazhov recreate the humanly attractive the image of this outstanding artist, who immortalized with his living word the beauty of the soul of the Ural masters and craftsmen.