About the book: 1977 / The book by the famous Soviet writer includes works that seem to form a single whole: a narrative about the deep human roots of modern cultures of peoples Chukotka, which has gone from primitiveness to mature socialism. From the ancient legend about the power of the human mind to today’s problems of development of the original economy and art of the Eskimos and Chukchi, the complex destinies of the people of the North, building a new life in the Far Northeast, are told in the works of Yuri Rytkheu, included in the collection "Polar Circle". Contents: STORIES When the whales leave The trail of the wolverine STORIES Numbers Kakota Pilikens are in fashion today Love Keeper of the Fire James Bond is knocking on the door Marriage paper Silence as a gift Memories of Baffin Island