Oleg Kuvaev's novel "Territory" tells about polar geologists who have devoted themselves to searching for gold in the far north-east of our country. About people who have made work their religion and found the meaning of life in it.In this book you will not find feigned romance or fictional adventures - it contains only the truth of life. The author has worked in the Arctic for many years, in geological parties, and writes about what he knows well. Most of the characters have real prototypes, although in general, of course, the images are collective - like the image of the Territory, in which, nevertheless, Chukotka is easily recognized.The strength of the emotional impact of the novel on the reader, its powerful moral the message and capacious bright style of presentation put this work on a par with the masterpieces of world literature. "Territory" is a book that everyone should read, and the sooner the better.The novel is preceded by an autobiographical essay "About Me", supplemented with photographs from the archive of the writer's family and fragments from his other works and letters.2nd edition, revised.