Mikhail Andreevich Osorgin is a prominent representative of Russian émigré literature who, starting in 1922, found himself, of his own will, among the first group of writers and representatives of the creative intelligentsia exiled from the young Soviet state. Osorgin’s talent blossomed in his major prose works—novels “The Witness of History,” “Sivtsev Vrazhek,” and the book-essay “Times,” dedicated to turning points in the life of Russia and its peoples. Until the end of his days, Osorgin remained a passionate patriot of his country and never considered himself part of its enemies.