The underworld and everything connected with it has always been a dark side of our lives, covered with a continuous veil of mystery. Many people at one time tried to lift this veil, but they, as a rule, paid for their attempts, some with freedom, and some with their lives. It would seem that such a desire to tell the truth about the lives of prisoners, about their troubles and sufferings should have interested many, but alas! Some home-grown scribblers, in pursuit of money in their novels, littered this little-known sphere of life with lies and made-up stories to such an extent that I had no choice but to take up the pen. I spent about twenty years in the dungeons of the Gulag, more than half of them – in a chamber system. My honestly lived life in the criminal world gives me the right to tell readers the truth about all the trials that I had to endure. I am sure that in this book everyone can find food for thought, from youngsters hiding in the entrances with mason jars in their sleeves, to high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This book will tell you about the path from evil to good, from lies to truth, from night to day .Zaur Zugumov