In a book compiled by A. G. Ivanov, unique testimony is presented about the last years of one of the most popular Soviet actors, Oleg Dal, who would have turned 70 in 2011. The artist is remembered by close people, friends, and theater colleagues… For the first time, the book explores a topic that many fans of Dal are eager for—the riddle of his unexpected death. One of Dal’s final film roles—the charming rogue Zilov in Vampilov’s “Duck Hunting” (“Vacation in September”)—turned out to be fateful for him…