Six steps toward the Dancing Cloud

Igor Troitski

Editorial: Accent Graphics Communications

Sinopsis

The book about the six steps made by me to be in my house on Dancing Cloud Ave. The first step is a theoretical laboratory in which scientists solved the problems of anti-missile defense, and simultaneously taught Kamchatka's bears to sing. The second stair rung is the story of how a university student who was fond of playing cards became a submarine officer. Instead of playing cards, the officer began to play nuclear explosions with the idea of an unauthorized launch of a ballistic missile. The third step is the story of how the son of parents, who were trying to steal the secrets of the American atomic bomb, was informing foreign intelligence about the development of Russian laser weapons. The fourth step is a romantic story about how three girls with the same name Natasha turned a boy into a man. The fifth step is about one of the “leaders of the Moscow Chechen mafia”, a favorite of the first president of Russia. The sixth stair rung is one page of the life of friends of physicists with an ageless cutie.
 
Each of the six steps is so unexpected and random that sometimes I do not believe in its existence. But irrefutable facts and, of course, the final destination of my fantastic journey convince me of their reality.

Disponible desde: 24/06/2023.

Longitud de impresión: 91 páginas.

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