From books - To the opening of the section.

TO OPENING THE SECTION "FROM BOOKS..."           

  The reason for opening the section “From books..”
there was a long-standing and persistent desire to divide -
share with someone your impressions from reading
first, talk about bookish hobbies, which
there were many of them in my life.  Not everything to
unfortunately, left a noticeable mark on our
family library. Many books are irrevocable
lost in battle...                          
  Collecting books, in the early 50s,
said my father, Timofey Ivanovich Chirtsov.  B
at that time he was about 30 years old, he was
started a family, had a tiny - 50th
and the birth of a daughter, Galinka, and a spacious
"Stalinist" layout, apartment in the center
cities.  All that remained was to acquire a ho-
rich library, that, with blessings
my mother - Alexandra Georgievna, and it became
gradually come to fruition. We must say
It should be noted that our special respect for books
Mom was never different, but stoically
suffered damage to the family budget caused by
replenishment of the home library.  From books
of that period I especially remember the half-
collections of works by V.I. Lenin and I.V.
Stalin, and a reference book on mathematics by I.N.
Bronstein, K.A. Semendyaeva - 5th stereo
standard edition. - M.: State publishing house.
technical and theoretical literature, 1955 - I
I still use it.  Prominent place in
my father's library was always occupiedpersonal
early works of Russian, Soviet and foreign
refugee classics of literature.  First books
L.N. I read Tolstoy in the volumes of the PSS,
and introduction to the world of fantasy occurred in
as a result of acquaintance with the volumes of A.N. Tols-
that.                                     
  Our family experienced a real book boom.
la in the late 60s, when I, at that time
high school student, almost all of his
began to spend mana money on books.  If
my father's book acquisitions were worn
systematic and leisurely character, then
my hobby, which has become "fi-
financial independence", affected
truth by explosive acquisition. Superfluous
th and unnecessary, we must pay tribute, not
bought.  By the end of school I had co-
leading library of reference and scientific information
popular literature: physics, mathematics,
radio engineering.  There were books on sailing
new sports and ship modeling, photography
and chess... You can’t list everything.       
  One of my favorite childhood activities
was to restore order in the huge double-
grumbling bookcase.  Sometimes I'm surprised
and to great joy I discovered in him
old, but not yet read books.  Exactly
Mine's novel was such a discovery for me
Reed's "The Hut Lost in the Himalayas"
one day I made a discovery about what to read
Prosper Merimee no less, and maybe even
more exciting than novelsAlexandra
Dumas.  Of course, this means "Chronicle"
reign of Charles IX".  Passion for Prospe-
Merimee's rum led me to study
studied all his works, including research
studies on the architecture of historical areas
tey France. Yes, I always go to the bookcase
experienced the kindest and, it seems at times,
almost mystical feelings.           
  When I started this article, I didn't intend to write
memoirs, but that’s how it happened.  And my story
it would be incomplete without remembering a friend
Sanka's childhood, who remained a friend throughout
life.  Now Alexander Mikhailovich Tsygan-
Kov is a respectable father of a family, works
chief engineer at one of the enterprises
city, and at that time it was serious,
a little reserved guy, keen,
like every normal boy, everyone
in a row.  In fact, most of mine
children's hobbies were Sanka's hobbies,
and his uncle, Viktor Andreevich Isu-
Pov, for a long time he was our mentor in
radio and land captain-mentor
of the "Pinnipeds" order, numbering only
two members - Sanka and me.              
  Starting somewhere in the fifth or sixth grade,
for several years in a row we have been persistently designing
launched a sailing catamaran and made a mar-
sea travel routes.  That's when I
addicted to geographical maps,
marine terminology and remained for life
Xia"chair" sailor, since the sails
our catamaran was never filled
fresh wind of open water area - not important
but what point on the globe.  Be like
I still had a chance to go on a catamaran.  Cases
the moose came much later, during the spring
(beginning of May) rafting along one of the mountain rivers
pigs of Altai. Dangerous rapids on our way
was not encountered, but the current was very
powerful, and the angle of the water surface with the horizontal
with an umbrella sometimes reached downright frightening
quantities. Not sails, of course, but something stupid
binary, starting from the very origins
human nature, there is. Almost
steep mountain slopes rising straight from
water; whims of the weather, reminiscent of human
ku about the fact that he is a tiny grain of sand in
the infinity of the universe; moose, careless
squinting eye;  monotony of the day
of our transition - simple, initial con-
growths of nature and existence.  I've never distinguished
was in excellent health and physical strength
loy, although the sport is sword fencing
- I was studying. And who knows, I would have had enough
I have the endurance to overcome all the hardships without complaint.
you are of that memorable alloy, if not moral-
readiness for such tests, restored
nourished even in school years, not without help
books.                                     
  Paying tribute to childhood hobbies, I decided
prepare section material small by little
a selection of books about yachtsmen, alone co-making a trip around the world. Fuller
and these people are described more vividly in the author’s
com introduction to the book "The sea is turning blue..."
Peter Heaton (see the corresponding section -
ku). Thinking about the content and structure of the
affairs, I came to the conclusion that he was committed
general questions fit naturally
sys concerning home libraries, and
the title of the section led to the topic
"ex libris".  This is how we put it together
The first sections of the section “From books...” appeared. 
  I hope that the topics covered in the section,
will not leave the reader indifferent; with interest
som I will read all the reviews, I wish-
comments, comments and suggestions. Prisy-
bark your material.                      
  Write to the editorial office with the note “Ex
libris".                                  

Best regards,                              
Igor Chirtsov (SWdZ)