Gurgen Ashotovich Askaryan (1928-1997) was an outstanding physicist who enriched many branches of physical science with his discoveries. The book contains part of his scientific works, about a third of his publications. The choice was made on the merits, taking into account the opinion of the author himself, who wrote about these works that they brought him the most joy and sorrow, so he prefers them to the rest of his works. Articles are given in the form in which they were first published. Possible differences in designations or in the applied systems of units will not cause difficulties for the reader, since the style of G. A. Askaryan was distinguished by clarity and consistency .. The collection includes a biographical article written by B. M. Bolotovsky . The collection also includes fragments of memories of G. A. Askaryana about meetings with outstanding physicists - B. and . Wexler, E. K. by M. L. The Lion, M. A. Leontovich, D. In. by [D.T.] The last section contains some diary entries by G. A. Askaryan, including poems. The book is of interest to specialists in various fields of physics.