About the book: year / For a long time, Russian officers went to the Caucasus, subsequently either hating the rebellious land, or praising it in poetry and novels. The service of the newly-minted airborne platoon commander could have been no different from the service of hundreds of the same young lieutenants, if not for his wild imagination. Having read ancient novels about the military exploits and service of Russian officers in the Caucasus, Arakcheev longs for something similar for himself... And the service will teach him a real lesson, putting life and death on the scales.