About the book: 1990 / The story of the Russian Soviet writer "Men's Walks" is about young townspeople experiencing the drama, in the words of one of the heroes, of "the uselessness of society's necessary, honest , decent people." The inability to realize social activity, to work with full dedication, the heroes of the story experience painfully and seek solace in drunkenness, in a socially disturbing phenomenon called by sociologists “men's walks.” The novel “Planet Water” depicts scientific and environmental problems that seemed to us tomorrow, but unexpectedly and menacingly pushed forward by modern development into today's. The heroes of the work - Anton and Lisa - are recent residents of the village, mastering the spiritual riches of the big city; Sklemin is a brilliant administrator from science; fifteen-year-old lovers Yulka and Maxim, who gave birth to a child and are hiding him in the forest; old Danila, who went into voluntary home confinement - all of them, each in their own way, are looking for the truth and the opportunity to satisfy a sense of social justice.