About the book: 1989 / The time period of the young writer’s historical novel is the first third of the 19th century. It was then that the formation and development of the Orenburg army, one of the thirteen Cossack troops of Russia, took place. At the same time, the military class guarding the border line, and peaceful farmers settling on the Asian outskirts of the empire, the Cossacks were forced to live an unusually difficult and harsh life, in constant anticipation of an enemy attack, in readiness for long and dangerous campaigns. All this led to the creation of a special human type, tough-tempered, courageous, active. Such are the heroes of the novel “On the Line,” written interestingly, using extensive historical material.