In recent years, many writers have visited the borders of our country, on all meridians and parallels. They got acquainted with the life and life of many peoples of our planet, the peoples of Europe, Asia, America, Africa. The keen eye of the writer saw the originality of the customs and customs of many countries of the world. This book tells about our friends and enemies abroad, about the builders of socialism and fighters against capitalism. The collection was compiled on the initiative of the prose section of the Moscow branch of the Writers' Union. It includes travel notes and essays by Moscow writers who did not appear in separate books.