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A book, the result of a strenuous theoretically sought-after path by a harmonious and prolific author, a book written sincerely and with temperament, in a language freed from the dogmatic template, justifiably arouses interest. Moreover, the author is already known for his independent positions, his erudition and his polemical fervor. This book outlines the period when people were emerging from the shell of dogmatism, but new paths had not yet been found. In order to assess what the author has achieved and to defend it, one must proceed from a direction that characterizes the current stage in our aesthetics. And since basic principles are still controversial, the considerations expressed are also of this nature.

Iv. Astakhov, A. Egorov and other Soviet aestheticians are at the forefront of the struggle for a truly Marxist formulation of the question of aesthetics and beauty, against the subjectivist deviations of the "socialists" - a large group of theorists who have also gained popularity in our country. Our "socialists" were recently opposed by Acad. T. Pavlov (newspaper "Nar. Kultura" from 8. VI. vol. 2001). The systematic, although not large, work of Iv. Astakhov brings more clarity to the formulation of the questions. EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT THE AESTHETIC but ... WHAT IS THE AESTHETIC? The author makes an analogy with a thought of Belinsky, who wrote about his time that everyone talks about nationality, but "few realize what nationality is, although the word seems simple and understandable." And he sets out to examine the relationship between the practical and the aesthetic in order to explain its essence. Iv. Astakhov began to study the aesthetic by revealing the essence of art according to the well-known Marxian method of searching for the specificity of phenomena in their highest forms of manifestation. The author begins by examining the broad meaning of the concept of art: "In every area of ​​human activity there is such a degree of mastery of labor habits, such a skill for their application, which best corresponds to a certain goal, plan." And he concludes that art is the ability to achieve high quality, perfection" in any activity.

Somehow suddenly his fiftieth birthday came. And it surprised others more than the poet, since youth always remains with people who nourish their energy with the vital juices of spiritual youth. And it is inexhaustible and does not recognize the physical limits of any age. It always awakens the inner human strength, increases the enthusiasm, flights of thought, inspiration and moral impulses. That is why Veselin Andreev remains the same noble fighter of the party, with a youthful soul, responsive to the masculine beauty in life and the new light of our ideal. The same party warrior and poet, with spiritualized and bright humanity, with moral purity and with an always cheerful, always sensitive and generous heart, always ready to give it to people.