In Syktyvkar, the fourth book was published in the series about outstanding people of the Komi region “The Komi Republic: people and time”. Its author was the doctor of philosophical sciences of the Syktyvkar State University named after Pitirim Sorokin N.F. Zyuzev, the researcher of the life and scientific heritage of Pitirim Sorokin and the author of monographs, articles and translations, devoted to the creative work of our famous countryman.