About the book: year / This is the story of the group "Chaif", written for its 15th anniversary. The book is honest, it was written by a friend. This can be felt in the way the emphasis is placed, how certain events are assessed inside and outside “Chaifa”. The first, well-known “Authorized Biography of the Beatles” by Hunter Davis was also written in a similar, benevolent tone, but then more sharp and, if you like, merciless authors towards the Beatles myth appeared. I think that “Chaif” will still have authors who -others, having dissected the inside of the group, will see new, unexpected details there. The world of “Chaif”, whatever one may say, is already emerging - the laws of the genre require it. And the work of Leonid Porokhny, of course, deserves high praise - he wrote his book on behalf of and for ". generations of janitors and watchmen", lovingly, sadly, ironically.