About the book: 1980 / Strugatsky A., Strugatsky B. Unassigned meetings: Author's collection. / M.: Young Guard, 1980. - (Library of Soviet Science Fiction). — 352 pages, 100,000 copies. This collection includes three science fiction stories, which are united by one theme - contacts with extraterrestrial civilizations. “From the Outside” and “Baby” have already been published in book editions. "Roadside Picnic" is published for the first time.