About the book: 1981 / Writer from Chita - Evgeniy Kurennoy - a representative of the generation whose childhood coincided with the trials of the war, the time of occupation, orphanhood, difficult post-war years . Here are the origins of his work, hence the search for enduring values, the romantic aspiration of the hero of his story, Yuri Stepnoy, a squad commander, a guard sergeant. The writer knows well the fates of his peers, which allows him to present in the story and stories the spiritual world of our contemporary, his responsibility to society.