The book offered to the reader continues the series “Holy Fathers and Church Writers in the Works of Orthodox Scholars” .. This series was conceived as an appendix to the publication “The Complete Collection of the Works of the Fathers of the Church and Church Writers in Russian Translation” (PTSO). The second book of the series is dedicated to svt. Basil the Great (33079) and, accordingly, is an appendix to the third and fourth volumes of the PSTSO (the first and second volumes of the Creations of Sts. Basil). It consists of 14 articles on svt. Basil the Great, in particular, such pre-revolutionary and post-revolutionary authors (XIX — early XX century), as Archimandrite Porphyry (Popov), N. and . Sagard, A. A. Spassky, S. M. Sarin et al. Two works of Archbishop Vasily (Kryvoshein) occupy a special place . The articles cover the personality of the great Cappadocian from different sides: they tell about the stages of the life of the saint. Vasily, about his diverse and great contribution to Christian theology, moral-ascetic teaching, preaching, etc. p. The series “Holy Fathers and Ecclesiastical Writers in the Works of Orthodox Scholars” is valuable not only for specialists in theology and students of theological educational institutions, but also for all readers seeking spiritual edification. * * Project manager Professor, Doctor of Church History A. and . SIDOROV