People, Years, Life. I Do Not Regret What I Lived Through

In this book, the author unfolds a picture of post-war Moscow, recounting the Nuremberg Trials, which he attended in person, his trip to America, the murder of S. Mikhoels, and the struggle against "cosmopolitans"… The era of I. Stalin comes to an end, and a new one begins, lightly initiated by Ehrenburg, which entered history under the name of the Khrushchev Thaw. It debunked the cult of personality of the "father of nations," brought significant positive changes, and granted people creative freedom. During these years, Ehrenburg traveled extensively through India, Japan, Greece, Armenia, studying and describing the life of these countries. The reader also meets well-known scientists, writers, and artists, whose literary portraits the author presents in abundance. Among them are A. Einstein, F. Joliot-Curie, E. Schwartz, A. Fadeev, P. Éluard, P. Neruda, N. Hikmet, P. Picasso, A. Matisse, M. Chagall…