PORTFOLIO::
The Wizard of Macro-Photo. M. Babich. A common guy from Vladivostok played common games with the other children, but his common hobby to take photos lead him to scientific research work, now - for the Far East Marine reserve. 4

TRAVEL::
Severe Charm of Kamchatka. S.Fazlullin. Lots of people dream of visiting Kamchatka, the one, who is lucky - dreams of coming back again. Local guide: where to live and dive, what to eat and see. 16
"D.D.D" Diving in the Japanese Sea. I. Drankevich. Diving, drinking, dancing at the Far East at the comfortable Dive-lodge, built by 1st class diver, marine biologist, PADI Master, SCUBA Diver Trainer, SSI Platinum Pro 5000 and so on - the legendary Val Darkin. 30
The Mysterious Island. I. Nikitina. Bali. Tourist attractiveness of the islands is evident: luxurious nature, comfortable climate, overwhelming flora & fauna, remarkable history, unique site-seeing etc., etc…. not mentioning diving. 50

Mamba Number Five. R. Poloskin. The national peculiarities of diving with Cuban guides: checking your air supply is your own responsibility, the guide is eager to bring you back as soon as possible - but cool drinks are great. 58

HISTORY::
Some Words on the Underwater Activities. A. Rogov. How it all began in the Soviet Union: first instructor courses, the "Sportsmen-podvodnik" (the Soviet popular magazine "Sports Diver"), expeditions to the seas, - history and reminiscences of the old-timer. 44

FLORA & FAUNA::
Marine Sloths. M.&A. Kamnevs. Sea stars - "Asters" - are probably the most beautiful and picturesque marine inhabitants, they are spread nearly everywhere, and so one should know what to expect. 36

CRUISE::
Eat, Sleep and Dive Agressor Style. V. Darkin. Live-aboard diving cruises is the most quickly developing branch of diving tourism for the last ten years, as it presents great diving possibilities everywhere, including Galapagos Islands. 70

SEAS SECRETS::
Salem Express. U. Shevaldina. "SALEM EXPRESS" - only a tragic, fatal human error could have caused the sinking of this ferry. Nowadays it is a very popular wreck. 70

RETRO::
Lady-divers from Stalingrad. V.Kozlov. Courageous Russian girls participated in rescue dives during WWII and also fulfilled a lot of diving jobs. 90

PORTRAIT::
This Possessed Jacques. V.Karpichev. He came to the sea, free and and unconquered, with admiration and true love. At the age of 10 he was already a good diver. Now Jacques Mawol is the man who did 105 meters apnea depth record! 96

SPORT::
Holding One breath. M. Artamonov. Free diving bears nothing artificial, mechanical, that prevents you from assimilating with alive sea, filled with its own sounds. 100

TECHNICAL::
The Last Cave Dive of Sheck Exley. A. Biziukin, T.Nemchenko. The legendary Sheck - when his computer suddenly began to operate after Sheck’s body was brought to the surface from the depth of his last destination- lake Zakaton (Mexico), it showed 272m… 110
Trimix. G. Zharoff. Technical diving, including various gas mixtures, demands the most detailed planning of every dive, and it differs greatly from the recreational dive planning. 114

PHOTO & VIDEO::
Photosub in the Gardens of Neptune. A. Aristarkhov. The Master shares his professional secrets concerning water characteristics and visibility, ever-changing underwater conditions and the way to master them. 116

HIGH TECH::
Physiology and the Development of Professional Diving. O. Krymtsev. Brief revue of Russian and foreign researches on dive-safety: experiments, decompression, safety regimes and so on. 120

EQUIPMENT::
The Ring-buoy for Divers. S. Chirikov, M. Okhochinskiy. BCD: review and technical characteristics. New Russian workings out will soon be ready for tests. 128