About the book: 1990 / In his new work - the novel "The Milky Way", the famous Bashkir prose writer recreates the complex atmosphere of the post-war period, talks about the dramatic destinies of former front-line soldiers, who did not immediately find themselves in peaceful life. Already in our days, in adulthood, the main character - military officer Mansur Kutushev - mentally turns over the pages of his biography, inseparable from the harsh truths and misconceptions that befell his time. Despite the mistakes of his youth, the bitterness of defeats and losses, he did not betray the ideals of his youth and retained his faith in the high purpose of man.