I think that modern children (and some adults) will find it useful and interesting to learn about the life of children of past years. So it won't be like Hamlet said "The link of time has broken up" from the tragedy of W. Shakespeare's. I am sure that everyone needs to remember and take into account the remarkable words of the outstanding Soviet and Russian writer S. V. Mikhalkov: "TODAY IS CHILDREN, TOMORROW IS PEOPLE". The future of the country will depend on the education of current children