“It happened in March, in March. On Tuesday. A quarter of a century has passed, and now it’s March again, and hundreds of people and thousands of events have...

“Dear reader, this is not a story or a story. This is a collection of short stories about real people, their names and nicknames required for representatives...

“Major Samokhin took one last drag and handed over the rest of the Belomorina. “Smoke,” he said. - Oh yes, you don’t smoke. So, what will you do, Zukertort? ...

“The ship from Earth arrived early in the morning, after dark. Lieutenant Duvalier gloomily saluted at the three civilians who had gotten out of him. “We nee...

“The death row prisoners were taken out at dawn to be executed. Two: a skinny, bald-headed swindler and a stocky, red-haired infidel. They pushed them out of...

“Roadside Picnic” is a world of stalkers, “dummies” and “mosquito bald spots”, “witch’s jelly” and the “Golden Ball”, one of the most mysterious and fascinat...

“I hang it on the wall in the living room. On two nails, in a baguette frame, under glass. Over the years, I have faded a little, but only a little, just a l...

“The day was ending. Scarlet strokes crossed the mirrored display cases and old windows, the rich gold of the domes sparkled, the bronze St. Petersburg horse...

“...The traffic at the intersection became more and more intense every minute. Along the central, high-speed lane, herds of young animals were galloping towa...

The sabotage group goes on a mission. Five men and a seventeen-year-old nurse, Yanka. On the way to the sabotage site, an old grandmother joins them. Only it...

The nomads of Terra consider themselves the indigenous inhabitants of this strange planet. Continuously moving across its surface, fighting each other for re...