"Russkaya Semerka" is recognized as one of the most successful books about the Afghan War. It’s the first book by Edward Topol and his wife, which was translated into Armenian. The authors' depiction of the monstrous nature of the war is so vivid that it seems as if they have experienced that turmoil themselves. The novel is a textbook of its own for men in military service who, against their will, have been enrolled in the aggressor side of the war, which is propagating “democracy” by tanks and rockets.