“Flight Log” by Alexander Pokrovsky, a wonderful Russian prose writer, author of the famous books “...Shoot!” (which went through a huge number of reprints), “72 Meters” (a blockbuster was made based on the story of the same name) and many others, is a collection of observations and recordings on completely different occasions. The paradoxical combination of sparkling humor, a poetic vision of the world with tough, close analyticalism allows A. Pokrovsky to keep the reader's attention in suspense throughout the entire book. The sea and childhood, modern times and ancient history, love and audacity - these are the shores in which the pages of the “Flight Log” rustle.