This photo album is, in fact, an attempt to "embrace the immense" - to describe in a concise and concise form, and most importantly, illustratively present the very long life of Academician Yevgeny Petrovich Chelyshev, full of bright events and creative achievements. The publication provides largely updated and documented information about the kind of Chelyshevs and Sokolovs, tells about the childhood and youth years of Yevgeny Petrovich, about the difficult trials of the war years that fell to his lot, subsequent studies and scientific activities.