The author of the book was an eyewitness to the dramatic events that took place in Iran in late 1978 - early 1979. Dissatisfaction of the population with the rule of Shah Reza Pahlavi splashed out on the streets of cities and led to a revolution that destroyed the monarchy in the country. In those years, the author was a senior translator in the Soviet design and survey expedition, which carried out work for the construction of the Mashhad-Serakhs railway.