Arkady Natanovich and Boris Natanovich Strugatsky are classics of modern science and social fiction. The works of the Strugatskys were published in translations in 42 languages in 33 countries of the world. Four complete collections of their writings have been published in Russian.The plot is based on a fascinating detective investigation of the Foundling Case, thirteen human embryos found in a sarcophagus on an unnamed planet. All children were born on October 6, 2138. The commission created to study them suggested that the "foundlings" could carry a hidden program laid down by the super-civilization of the Wanderers, and pose a potential danger ...As always with the Strugatskys, deep ethical and philosophical problems lie behind external fascination . Who are the "foundlings"? "Beetles in an anthill" or "ferrets in a chicken coop"? Does society have the right to sacrifice human life for the sake of maintaining its security? How to find a compromise between the principles of humanism and concern for the interests of all mankind?

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