“Orlyanka” is a story by Boris Zhitkov about how terrible it is to play on a person’s life. At first, the recruit soldiers could not even watch how they were shooting at the rebels, but soon they themselves got excited and completely forgot that they were shooting at people... Boris Stepanovich Zhitkov is the author of popular stories for children, adventure stories and stories on naval themes and a novel about events revolution of 1905. Boris Zhitkov is the author of the following works: “Zoo”, “Korzhik Dmitry”, “Blizzard”, “The History of the Ship”, “Mirage”, “Courage”, “Black Sails”, “Hurricane”, “Elchan-Kaya”, “Victor” Vavich", others. Boris Zhitkov, masterfully describing any life situations, clearly defines the poles of good and evil, believes in the triumph of justice. The writer, even in ordinary everyday life, sees the unique beauty of life, encouraging the reader to be attentive to the world around him, try to unravel the mysteries of nature, and take care of “our little brothers.” Based on the works of Boris Zhitkov, animated films for the little ones and feature films have been made. And today the work of B .Zhitkova has not lost its cognitive and aesthetic value, it teaches us to love life in all its manifestations.