About the book: year / The contents of this book are the memoirs of the former chief designer of department 520 of Uralvagonzavod (UKBTM), laureate of the USSR State Prize, candidate of technical sciences, major general engineering and technical service of Leonid Nikolaevich Kartsev, who turned 85 years old on July 21, 2007. Leonid Nikolaevich held the position of chief designer of the Uralvagonzavod tank design bureau from 1953 to August 15, 1969. Under his leadership, a large number of armored vehicles were created, including such famous combat vehicles as the T-54A, T-54B, T-55, T-55A tanks , T-62 and T-62A, which have received worldwide recognition and fame. He laid the foundations for the design of the T-72, recognized as the best tank in the world in the second half of the 20th century..