Oleg Mikhailovich Kuvaev (1934-1975) is a Russian writer whose works are read by more than the first generation of people around the world. A professional geologist and an enthusiastic traveler, at one time he did not just speak the language of his contemporaries, fascinated by the romance of travel, the idea of testing his strength in a fight with the harsh nature of undeveloped territories — it was his prose that largely contributed to this hobby. "If I don't visit Chukotka in some year... then later, all winter, the rest of the year, it can be somehow uncomfortable to live. Something is missing. Chukotka is like... first love." It is here, in Chukotka, that the action of most of his works takes place, including the novel "Territory", which has withstood more than 30 reprints since its publication, has been translated into many languages and filmed twice. The reasons for the undying popularity of Kuvaev's books are clear: each of his texts is literally permeated with the author's sincere love for the amazing world of the northern land, which only a real person can conquer. In addition to his main novel, this collection includes selected stories of the writer.