The review gives a description of the interesting and well-founded work of the famous researcher of Moscow and the history of science, Professor S.S. Ilizarov, dedicated to the study and disclosure of the role of one of the largest Russian historians and founders of archiving in our country, Academician Miller. The author of this well-made book not only describes well-known and little-known facts from Miller's life as a scientist, but conducts a detailed scientific analysis of his activities and draws a number of non-trivial conclusions about his contribution to historical science and those innovations that changed its face in Russia at that time.