A memoir by one of Lee Harvey Oswald's closest friends in Minsk it details and scrutinizes the period of time from 1959-1962 when the young American resided in the Soviet Union and became friends with the author. Told exclusively from the Russian point of view with insight, wit, and a sharp eye for detail, it is an invaluable addition to the JFK literature as it focuses attention on a little-known and much-speculated about period of Oswald's life.