About the book: 1957 / Sergei Timofeevich Grigoriev (1875–1953) - the oldest children's writer. He wrote more than thirty books for children and youth. He wrote novels and short stories about the Civil War, books about nature and technology, about the glorious past of our Motherland, about its commanders and naval commanders. “The Red Buoy” is a story about the Civil War, about a boy who helped the Red sailors in their harsh struggle with the White Guards.