About the book: 1965 / In April 1958, the voices of Zakhar Zagadkin and his friend the ship's cook were heard on Moscow radio for the first time. Since then, for 18 years, twice a month, young geography lovers have rushed to the radio to meet their favorite heroes. At first, Zakhar talked about his adventures on all the continents and oceans of the Earth, and in 1960, “Journey to his beloved Motherland” began. A glorious path lay ahead for Zakhar Zagadkin on the pages of books. In 1959, the publishing house "Children's Literature" published "Memoirs of a cabin boy Zakhar Zagadkin", and in 1963 "Extraordinary travels or amazing, but completely true geographical adventures of Zakhar Zagadkin on 1/6 of the earth's land, told by himself and supplemented by notes by the future scientist Foma Otgadkin " In 1965, both books were published together under the title “Memories and Extraordinary Travels of Zakhar Zagadkin.” The historical and geographical flavor of the book is not distorted; it reflects the perception of the world by the younger generation of those years. Entertaining stories and riddles about the geography of the world and the Soviet Union. Complete edition of 1965 with classic illustrations by A. Itkin.