Harrison Salisbury "The epic tragedy of Stalin's Russia has never been written with such pervasive and dramatic terror as by Anatoli Rybakov in his semifictional novel, "FEAR". "Once read, it is a tale which will be engraved on the mind of the reader for life.''.... The San Francisco Chronicle " A landmark in Soviet literary history... Rybakov is a major talent."

World known Russian writer Anatoly Rybakov, the author of the Dirk, Bronze Bird, Children of Arbat, Heavy Sand and many other stories, novels, screenplays and TV serials was the founding President of the Russian PEN Centre. Harrison Salisbury "The epic tragedy of Stalin's Russia has never been written with such pervasive and dramatic terror as by Anatoli Rybakov in his semi-fictional novel, Fear". "Once read, it is a tale which will be engraved on the mind of the reader for life." .... The San Francisco Chronicle ":A landmark in Soviet literary history.... Rybakov is a major talent."

Широко известная детективная повесть, третья часть популярной детской трилогии ("Кортик", "Бронзовая птица" и "Выстрел") Анатолия Рыбакова, в которой арбатский парень Миша Поляков и его друзья помогают раскрыть таинственное убийство инженера Зимина.