Review of the monograph: Vakhrushev M. V. Open access: History, current status and way to open science / M. V. Vakhrushev, M. V. Goncharov, I. I. Zasursky, A. I. Zemskov, K. A. Kolosov, I. I. Mikhailenko, N. D. Trishchenko, Ya. L. Shrayberg; under general and scientific editorship of Yakov L. Shrayberg. - St. Petersburg : Lan, 2020. - 168 p. - ISBN 978-5-8114-5034-3. The contents of the monograph are discussed; its significance is critically evaluated as a creative work and science product of RNPLS&T's team.