About the book: 1991 / The story "...And five bottles of vodka" - the first Russian work of this genre to appear in the West - was first published in 1975 in translation into French and Italian. The heroes of the book - urban criminals - operate in the south of Ukraine, in sunny Poltava. In reviews of Demin's works, critics invariably note his rare ability to combine an exciting plot with the accuracy and reliability of even the smallest details of the narrative.