The author served for 30 years in the Soviet security agencies, including more than 20 years in intelligence. Before the “statute of limitations” expired, the author did not have the opportunity to use documentary materials, therefore, relying on real events and facts and changing the names of the main characters, the time and place of action, he spoke in artistic form about the approximately twenty-five-year career of a Soviet intelligence officer in Europe, Africa and South Africa. -East Asia. The books describe some of the operations of Soviet intelligence, talk about recruiting work, the confrontation between Soviet and American intelligence, certain aspects of the life of Soviet colonies abroad, and the peculiarities of intelligence work in various countries. The stories belong to the genre of political detective, written in a fascinating, somewhat ironic manner and designed for a wide range of readers.