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Kir Bulychev is the second most significant figure in domestic science fiction of the 20th century after the Strugatsky brothers. Several generations of readers have grown up on his books, and the first love of a reader is lasting and... does not cool down with the years. The founder of the Great Guslyar, the godfather of Alisa Selezneva, the girl from the future of Earth, the chronicler of the labors and days of Doctor Pavlysh and his friends from the crew of the interplanetary starship "Segozha", the pilot on the river Chronos that connects the different shores of Russia across time — Kir Bulychev is multidimensional, like life itself, in his literary universe there is room for both a playful prank and biting, merciless irony, and the wisdom of a scholar and a seer. There are also amazing places in the depths of Russia. For example, Poluehtovy Ruchyi — a village lost in the dense Ural forests. Bears here shoot from an ancient cannon in the mornings, a pet raven speaks Latin, and the raspberries are the size of apples. And there is also the Tsaritsin Key — a legendary spring with living water... This is where the folklore expedition arrives, ready to dive in...