About the book: 1995 / First half of the 17th century, Russia. Finally, many years of terrible hard times have passed - invasions of foreigners, the reign of False Dmitry, civil strife, pestilence, famine, unbearable wars - but there is still unrest on the borders of the state. In the west, the Poles are again raising their heads, the treacherous Turks are pushing in from the south, and Tatar raids are haunting. The brightest and most far-sighted Russian minds understand: not only with the power of the army, not only with the valor of warriors, one can resist the enemy - but also with the cunning of secret informants, the dexterity of intelligence officers, the desperate courage of spies who are destined to become the eyes and ears of the State. The author of the historical adventure novel “Wild Field” in a fascinating, exciting, romantic manner sets out his own version of the history of the origin and formation of Russian intelligence, its intense, acute, and sometimes deadly confrontation with a much more experienced and insidious espionage organization of Catholic Rome.