Sergei Rezenkov honestly served in the army, and not for two years, like everyone else, but for seven, five of which were under contract in Chechnya. Then he retired to the reserves and returned home to a small Ural town, with the intention of starting a new working life. But Sergei’s plans were not destined to come true. Before he had time to finish his demobilization, he got into trouble, so much so that his whole life went awry. The sergeant stood up for an unfamiliar girl on the street and seriously injured a couple of thugs. In fact, they should have expressed gratitude to him, but instead they condemned him to many years. And Sergei Rezenkov set off to “trample the zone” with a clear understanding that now he is an idiot, a criminal, and there is no turning back to his former law-abiding life...