In all stories, the narrative is drawn from a male face, which allows the female author to distance herself from the narrator's position and makes Sea Stories something of a modern Belkin's Tales. Stories have a comic effect, and its very name, referring to the book of the same name by Boris Zhitkov, immediately causes an unwitting smile, but this is not another postmodern parody of "Sea Stories - 2" . Boris Zhitkov wrote for children about the harsh life of adults . About the same "severe adult life" wrote, in fact, and Pikul and Konetsky .. Marusya Klimova writes for adults, another thing is that her characters sometimes resemble children … CONTENTS Martyshka Chudachok Security Host Cynicism Extreme Cynicism Marriage Medical Examination Borov New Kok Different understanding of words and deeds Customs Doctor We were standing then in the Leningrad port Under the flag Assembly Cashier Savages On deck Steamboat and man