Batrov Alexander Mikhailovich (1906–1990). He worked as a mechanic, a loader in the port, and sailed on long-distance vessels for a long time. Participant of the Great Patriotic War. Awarded orders and medals. A. M. Batrov dedicated all his work to children. Many writers of the middle and younger generation grew up reading his books. But many times more number of his readers, cured by the romance of the sea, which literally permeates all the works of Alexander Batrov, became sailors. His pen includes “Tomorrow is the Ocean”, “Our Friend Jose”, “Eagle and Giovanni”, “Silver Olive”, “The Boy and the Seagull”, “The Sailor Queen”, “The Pearl Bark”, “Boys, Stars and Sails” ", "On the White Arrow", "Morning Horse", "Odessa Girls", "Three Peakless Caps", "In Odessa Harbor", "The Adventure of Lozanka" and other books. The works of A. M. Batrov were translated into German, Chinese, Polish, and Estonian. He is a member of the USSR Writers Union.