The collapse of a great state, the destruction of its economy, the weakening of the Armed Forces echoed pain in the hearts of its citizens and defenders. The tragic consequences of these processes were obvious to everyone from the very beginning. who has not been betrayed by historical memory, who is concerned about the fate of the Motherland. The collection presents poems written by the author, a Navy officer, in that period and today. Many of these lines are saturated with pain and anger. But they also have hope and firm confidence in the invincible power of the Russian army, in the bright future of the Fatherland.