The Russian North is a special region. He does not admit weakness: any work here is not easy, be it crossing seas covered with a meter of ice, searching for oil or hunting for a precious fur-bearing animal - unexpected danger can arise at any moment. And the North also tests people’s strength - only those who are able not to chicken out at the decisive moment and not succumb to the tempting shine of easy money become true northerners. The works included in the book by the famous author, winner of many literary awards, tell about our contemporaries living and working on the edge of the Russian land.