Swami Ranganathananda,was a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Order, and details his 1977 visit to Moscow State University. At the invitation of the university and the Indian Embassy, the Swami delivered a lecture titled "Swami Vivekananda: His Humanism" on October 10, 1977.

The book highlights a significant cultural exchange: the lecture was delivered in English without translation, as the Russian academic audience could follow his "simple slow-spoken English." The session was highly interactive, featuring a stimulating Q&A. Notably, a Russian professor named B. C. Kostyecenko presented the Swami with a book he had written in Russian about Vivekananda, signaling a deep intellectual cross-cultural connection.