About the book: 2015 / In the novel by B. Yukhananov "Momentary notes of a sentimental soldier" there is hidden behind the seemingly familiar form of a diary a special genre game, the essence of which is to scrupulously record every second of life. The hero, Nikita Ilyin, is passionate about this game; from the first to the last day of his military service, he records everything that happens to him. Nikita doesn’t invent anything, he spies, spies, eavesdrops on his colleagues. In his notes, the hero talks with merciless frankness about everyday life in the army - here his romantic soul encounters all the vicissitudes of a soldier's life, encounters tragic losses and experiences the experience of self-discovery. Each page is a documentary evidence of the era of the 80s, a time in which, as if in a prism, the lines of fate of the sentimental soldier Nikita are refracted, predicting delight, awe, tragedy, enlightenment and spiritual rebirth, the more surprising it seems to be a meeting with a text written by life.