Life Is Eternal! Remembering Boris Tikhomirov (December 10, 1952 — August 28, 2025)

Boris Nikolaevich Tikhomirov left a significant mark in the study of textual criticism, biography, and Dostoevsky's creative work. He possessed encyclopedic knowledge, an original methodology for heuristic research, extensive editorial experience, and was dedicated to finding new sources, documents, and publishing Dostoevsky's autographs. His activities were diverse, encompassing roles as a teacher, university professor, scholar, museum worker, editor, and author of captivating books and articles. He devoted a lot of effort to publishing manuscripts, notebooks, and diaries, as well as current issues of the journal "The Unknown Dostoevsky" and volumes of the Complete Works of Dostoevsky in the author's original spelling and punctuation, as well as books published by “Vita Nova” and others. The need for a program to preserve B. N. Tikhomirov's legacy is evident. It is necessary to publish an electronic library of the scholar's works. His comments and marginalia are particularly significant. Marginalia is an original genre of research. For him, books were not only a source of knowledge but also a tool for exploration. His notes, comments, and remarks are on their pages. They are worthy of publication. Boris was ready to comment on the entire works of Dostoevsky. Several volumes remain to be completed. His comments on Dostoevsky's “Gospel” should be published as a separate edition. Boris Tikhomirov's work should be continued.