Vyacheslav Zalmanovich Tarantula. His name is AIDS: The Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse. M: Languages of Slavic culture, 2004 - 400 pp. The world learned about a new disease - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) a little less than a quarter of a century ago. Today the word AIDS is already known to almost everyone. However, few people know about the cause of this deadly disease, the history of its occurrence, the ways of spread, the means of treatment and other numerous aspects associated with AIDS. All this is discussed in this book, written in a popular scientific form. The book is intended for the widest range of readers: for medical personnel and doctors of all specialties, for teachers, students and professors of medical and biological universities, for young people entering into life, and in general for all educated people who want to know more about themselves and about the dangers that surround them. The cover design uses the engraving of A. Durer “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.”