This year marks the anniversary of our colleague, Alexander Gofman, a distinguished scholar in the theory and history of sociology, as well as in the fields of culture, fashion, tradition, and several other areas of social science. An ordinary professor at the Higher School of Economics, he is the author of approximately 500 scientific publications. Alexander Gofman has given many insightful interviews in which he discussed his biography, mentors, and professional issues. As the interviewer, I aimed to pose questions that perhaps had not been asked before, as well as those that personally concern me as a sociologist. In this interview, Professor Gofman reflects on his research interests and principles, the fate of sociology, current and engaging topics in the history of sociology, the creation of scholarly texts, sociological education, and the sociology of culture.