About the book: 1966 / A person reveals himself best in moments of danger. Here both his character and his mind immediately become clear. In this book, all the heroes undergo such a test. Whether it is a story about the harsh years of war (“Crane Yar”) or a story about friendship and first love (“Mask of the Priest”), the author places his main characters in exceptional circumstances. Those of them who lived behind enemy lines, naturally, were forced to look death in the eyes more than once. However, even today it often happens that a person has to muster all his will to resist evil. Nikita and Shvabla, for example, really needed to show courage when meeting armed thieves at night. True, another time, during an overnight stay in the forest, these guys behave somewhat differently... However, the heroic and the funny coexist in the story “Land of Courage.” This book is about teenage heroes. They seem to form an ironclad team that can face any difficulty, any enemy..