Freedom is a reference point. Vile P.L.

Peter Vail (1949–2009) - a famous writer, journalist, literary critic. His books “Genius of Place”, “Map of the Motherland”, “Poems about me” (like written in collaboration with A. Genis “60s: the world of Soviet man”, “American”, “Russian cuisine in exile”, “Hospital Speech ”et al.) They survived more than one circulation and continue to be reprinted, and the“ Genius of the Place ”became the bestseller, the basis of the multi -part television movie.

The collection“ Freedom - Freedom - The Statzers Point ”included selected essays, articles, reviews, As well as an interview published by Vaile for more than two decades in Russian and foreign press. Encyclopedic breadth and depth of knowledge in combination with masterful possession of a pen and subtle humor - a phenomenon in journalism is extremely rare. Weil was friends with many talented people, he instantly learned about everything that was happening in the theater, cinema, literature, but the main thing is that he wanted and knew how to share his knowledge and was a popularizer of art and literature in the best sense of the word.