A look at the war through the eyes of a young soldier who draws parallels between the depiction of war from world-famous classics and the reality of the Russian — Ukrainian confrontation, showing that these are completely different things-a war for adventure, as, for example, was with Hemingway, and a war for the survival of his nation. Artur Dron shares his own experience and memories of his brothers, conversations with them, his dreams, events, thoughts about faith, fear, hope, love, brotherhood. This book is therapeutic for both the author and readers. Soldiers can recognize themselves in the situations and words described, and civilians can better understand defenders who until recently were just as civilians and had their own lives, but made the choice to become soldiers. However, this does not change the fact that they still have dreams and ordinary human aspirations, and this should be remembered by everyone who is in the rear.