Literary Heritage . Volume 112. In 2 kn. Andrew White . The Story of Becoming a Self-Aware Soul . Kn. 1 / Unit. , publication preparation, introduction. article and comment. M. P. Odezsky, M. L. Spivak, X. Stahl, with the participation of a team of authors. - M. : IMLY RAN, 2020. — 640 s. + cv. incl. 64 p. — Format 70x108/16. Circulation 300 copies. — ISBN 978-5-9208-0625-3 . In the 112th volume of the “Literary Heritage” for the first time in full autographs published a fundamental two-volume treatise by Andrei Bely “History of the formation of a self-conscious soul” (1926-1931). The main , The Final Work of Life , Representing a Symbolist Writer as an Original Philosopher , Distinguished Historian and Cultural Researcher . In it, White explores the economic development of mankind, from the emergence of Christianity to the 20th century, the era of symbolism and anthroposophy. Also, for the first time, a unique complex of related materials is published: the pretext of the treatise, fragments of the first edition, explanatory records of Andrei Bely himself and his widow K. N. Bugaeva . Numerous drawings, diagrams, demonstration posters are reproduced, clarifying the idea of the author of the "History of the formation of a self-conscious soul" . Most of them are for the first time. The publication is provided with fundamental scientific commentary, introductory and concluding articles, indexes of names and illustrations. The book is intended for philologists, historians, culturologists, philosophers; for scientific workers, graduate students, students and a wide range of readers interested in the history of world culture and civilization.