In a unique study by well-known emigrant publicists P. Vayl and A. Genis, for the first time various aspects of Soviet society of the 1960s are analyzed—lifestyles, public moods, stereotypes of consciousness, and atmosphere. The authors draw a vivid picture of an era that began in 1961 with the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party and ended in 1968 with the occupation of Czechoslovakia—the era of ceremonial parades, social hopes, the emergence of the dissident movement, and hopes and disappointments. Written lightly and wittily, the book captivates and makes you think. First published in Russia in 1996, it became a bestseller. The book “The Sixties. The World of the Soviet Person” entered the list of “Best Non-Fiction Books of All Time” compiled by experts of the magazine “A f i s h a.”