Living and working in Donetsk, writer Grigory Volodin is the author of the books Blue Ray, Anxiety, In the Footsteps of History, Wild Field. The story "Blue Ray" was awarded at the Ukrainian republican competition. The book "A man needs a swan" includes a story and stories in which a writer with his inherent lyricism shows the protected places of the Caspian Sea, Donbass, people who know how to appreciate and protect the beauty of their native nature.