About the book: 1989 / A novel about Soviet soldiers who went through combat in Afghanistan. At the center of the plot of the novel is the artist Veretenov, who goes to the “undeclared war” to capture what is happening on canvas and see his son, who is in the warring units. Through the eyes of a battle artist, the events that unfolded in those days in the Herat region are depicted, the images of Soviet soldiers and commanders are recreated. Unique photographs taken by A. Prokhanov at the scene of the action were used in the artistic design of the book - the writer repeatedly visited the warring country.