About the book: 2009 / This work had no publications during the author’s lifetime, although it was created back in 1949 and, of course, could, one way or another, see the light. But, apparently, the demanding artist, which the author, despite his literary youth at that time, always was internally, was not entirely satisfied with something. In all likelihood, there was an insufficient completeness of personally experienced material, which, years later, was accurately, maturely and expressively embodied on the pages of his wonderful stories and short stories. Nevertheless, “An Ordinary Biography” is of unconditional value, now even greater than in its years creation. Now this is a vivid document of the era, an eyewitness account of a participant in the most terrible war. An ordinary person, as Theodor Yuryevich himself believed, and an extraordinary person, as we, the grateful publishers of his works, believe.