Kirza (The Army Boot) is arguably the funniest and most tragic of all Russian-language books about the Soviet army. Its author Vadim Chekunov serves as a self-appointed narrator who finds himself pulled out of college to be drafted, then observes his own spiritual awakening with a healthy dose of army humor.

This is the author's original uncensored version of the book. The publisher renounces all responsibility to whoever manages to work their way through his story of woe without laughing at least once.