Preface from the collection that includes this work and the story “Sniper” This story was created through suffering by the author. Each paragraph in it is woven from acute experiences, from enduring pain and attitudes scorched by war... Sniper Sasha Kutsenko survived in Chechnya, but his heart hardened and was filled with an unquenchable thirst to brutally deal with his offenders. He brings a captured sniper rifle to his hometown and with its help carries out his last judgment. Who is right and who is wrong is determined only by his war-torn soul.