To my readers: I deeply apologize for posting the “Krivich” manuscript on samizdat, but I was just wondering “how it all is.” I myself know that it’s a mess, but I wrote it purely as a bet. The military doesn’t pay much attention to fiction (they almost don’t read it), but here, under the influence of a “good mood,” they got their tongues hooked on the book “Sorcerer.” I made a bet in my army team that in 45 days of vacation I would scribble down a book like this, so I spent the entire vacation at the keyboard. I didn’t place emphasis on geography, style, etc.; I drew the characters from all those whom I encountered during my long service. By the way, whoever read, the incident with the pioneer camp is real, the head of the district administration strained the command and the officers spent the whole summer dealing with teenagers. Overall, the box of cognac was a winner. “Krivicha” was written about ten years ago. I read the responses. Thank you. I’ll add that the people in uniform are not cherubs and there are no wings on their backs (the parachute bag doesn’t count), and in addition to the brigades, there are officer units... Now about the “Kharakternik”. I wrote for the soul, knowing the topic, and no one pushed me, and I taught geography mainly not from maps. Read. Sincerely, A. Z.