The first volume of the collection “The Great Guslyar”, published in 1997, includes stories from the “guslyar cycle” by Kir Bulychev: How to recognize him?; Goldfish are now on sale; Lozhkin's letters; The fakir's favorite student;  Unworthy hero; Home Prisoner; Two drops per glass of wine; Past tense; Retrogenetics; Black caviar; Lenechka-Leonardo. Stories: Perpendicular World; Martian potion. The collection was published in three books, but each book is designed as an independent publication. Errors have been corrected without explanation. — V_E