Война затишья не любит

No one has ever written anything like this about the Afghan war... For the majority, it is a tragic mistake, vain sacrifices, senseless cruelty. However, the author of this novel considers the war in an unexpected perspective, comparing it with snake venom, which can not only kill, but also heal and endow with powerful power. For the protagonist of the novel by divisional correspondent Alexei Astmanov, the Afghan epic is the final, most difficult step towards the pinnacle of military prowess, which, in fact, has become for him a step into immortality...