About the book: year / Karen Mikaelovich Tariverdiev was born in Moscow in 1960. He studied at the Faculty of Philosophy at Moscow State University, but then went to the North and worked on the Megion oil exploration expedition. In 1984 he graduated from the 9th company of the Ryazan Airborne School. Fought in Afghanistan. He was the head of intelligence of the 177th separate special forces detachment (Ghazni, Afghanistan). Was wounded twice. Knight of the Order of the Red Banner and two Orders of the Red Star. Died in 2014.