The article is devoted to memoir part оf «Mémoires d'outre-tombe» by Chateaubriand from the point оn view of writer's self-appraisal and his creative method. We examine historical context used in the book, principles of making public figures аnd literary men's portraits, correlation between е conception of author's «selfs аnd гергеsenting period. Memoir layer reflects the epical originality of е book and becomes the expression о’ the typical romantic idea about person.