The book offered to the reader by Alexander Fedotov is, as they say, a book from the first person. In it, the author talks about his military service in the Pacific Fleet, vividly and convincingly talks about the wild customs and orders that reign on warships. Both funny and tragic events are described; some pages amaze with their crude, but genuine “sailor” humor. It’s not enough to say that “Notes…” is documentary from the first to the last page; it is also good documentary prose, supported by army photographs from the author’s personal archive. The book is read in one breath, and the indication that “Notes…” is not over gives hope that the first book by the author, who has an undoubted writing talent, will be followed by new ones.