The hero of the book, Gleb Polesov, nicknamed the Viking, challenges the criminal forces that have firmly established themselves in the small town of Glotov. All spheres of the city’s life are entangled in the networks of criminal gangs: local industrial production, the market, restaurants, the activities of newly minted businessmen, etc. are under the control of the “authorities.” It would seem that a lone hero in his fight against mafia clans is doomed. But an ancient secret, passed on to the Viking by his grandfather, helps him resist criminals...