A book is documentary exposition of historical development, becoming and battle application of десантируемых parts existing in Soviet Union in a period from 1930 to 1991. Materials are presented on pre-war building of the Airborne troops, on their application in liberation hikes to Romania, Poland, the Baltic States and battle on Халхин-Голе. Told about a battle way in the period of Great Home wars with the detailed description of structural transformations, about the largest airborne operations, about using of parts of ВДВ as reserve for forming of the rifle divisions of household troops, applied on directions of main shots. Application of diversionary subdivisions opens up. In the division of post-war historical period told about creation of parts and connections of the special setting, paratrooper-assault connections, marine reconnaissance points and military cargo aviation. Description of actions of ВДВ and special Troops is similarly given during events in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Afghanistan and suppression of international carnage in recent year the USSR. To the book the list of all parts and connections of ВДВ and special Troops is driven. On the basis of this book a few military historical candidate's dissertations are written, and in Ryazan airborne school a historical manual is published.