Roman about Chonkin, of course, is the pinnacle of Voinovich's work. The funny and ridiculous soldier Ivan Chonkin is very reminiscent of his favorite folk heroes: the brave soldier Schweik, Vasily Terkin, Ivan Brovkin... This novel has a subtitle: an anecdote novel that best defines its essence. Satirically displaying the difficult period of our history, the author pays tribute to his heroes, those who are usually called ordinary people, but who in the hour of trials turn out to be more significant figures than the "leaders of the peoples" and their commanders.