The IX European Congress of Neurosurgeons, held from June 23 to 29, 1991 in Moscow. In the foyer of the Rossiya Hotel, there is a lively conversation between the participants. Right: Alexander Konovalov, Director of the Nikolai Burdenko Research Institute of Neurosurgery, professor, member of the USSR academy of medical, and professor of the University of Hanover, president of the International Association of Neurosurgeons Majid Samii.