About the book: 1982 / And in the new book, the writer Albert Miftakhutdinov remains faithful to the northern theme. The heroes of his works - “Driving Horses to the Mouth of the Ubienka River”, “Order of the Bone Plate”, “The Smell of Mimosa”, “Ask the Spirit Spellcasters”, “Reflection in the River” and others - live and work in Chukotka. These are polar explorers, pilots, geologists, sailors, hunters, and reindeer herders. But no matter where they work, no matter what life situations they find themselves in, they are united by a polar code of honor, responsibility for themselves, for a comrade, for a common cause. The book is imbued with lyricism, gentle humor, and a thorough knowledge of northern life. The reader will discover the special world of a contemporary - a person living in the polar latitudes, “at the edge of the earth,” but in the midst of the problems of today.