Arkady Gaidar tells life stories about war, about feats, about courage, about people who do their job and help their homeland, as only he can. Timur, Malchish-Kibalchish, Chuk and Gek, Seryozha from “The Fate of the Drummer” - the names of the heroes have long become symbolic names, iconic for the country and era. Political scenery changes, technology improves, science conquers new frontiers, and man, as he was a man, remains so as long as he lives. Unique photographs dedicated to the life of children and adolescents in the 20-30s of the last century perfectly complement Arkady Gaidar’s story about Soviet childhood and allow you to see what the great writer was silent about.