A book is frank confession about war, narrating about that, how war breaks a man, as changes his world view and character, about that, how a man resists to fears, privations and pain. Protagonist of book - Oleg Нартов is a graduating student of МГИМО, by will of fate appearing as a translator in detachment of the special setting of Main Reconnaissance Administration. Detachment conducts a sharp contest with international terrorism in Чеченской A republic and Oleg Нартову have newly to comprehend the life: to get used in all nightmares war consists of that, kill an enemy, get wounds, acquire and lose friends, and except all other - to meet the love. In completion of narration a protagonist takes part in the special operation that he plays a key role. A book is based on the real events, and personages are written-off from the real people.