You are holding in your hands the 50th anniversary book, written and published by me. The very name “Kolyma Echo” speaks about its contents. This is the past of Kolyma, with its horrors, wild facts that have become the history of this region. Of course, some moments are shocking in their cruelty. But... It was. And there is no escape from the past, and you need to know it. You need to know this side of life so as not to repeat past mistakes in the future. Let it be bright for every destiny...