September 6, 2016 marks the forty-year anniversary of the escape to Japan of the Soviet pilot V.I. Belenko, committed on a supersonic fighter-interceptor MiG-25. The flight made a global sensation. The act of the pilot, who had positive service characteristics, who had a prosperous family, a member of the CPSU was a complete surprise to everyone. D. Barron's book "MIG Pilot - Lieutenant Belenko's Last Flight" is an attempt to tell in detail about what happened.