PORTFOLIO::
How I’ve Got into… Taras Skidonenko. His dive destinations are unique and their number is great. He seems to cooperate with fishes, so they do modeling. Special interview. 4

CRUISE::
Her Name is Valerie. A. Bondarev. The crew of the newest luxurious safari-boat in the Red Sea "Valerie" is responsible for all: unlimited diving, catering and recreation. 16

FLORA & FAUNA::
The Hunted Hunters. K. Amsler. The movie "Jaws" established shark as a monster, cruising the world’s oceans as an insatiable beast of prey. This image led to killing sharks all over the world. 28

RUSSIA::
The Saint Lake. S. Fazlullin. Ice-diving within the Iverski Monastery, situated in the charming Russian region - Valdai Hills, in the North-West of the Russian Plain. Underwater Orthodox Service. 36

SPELEO::
The Mysteries of the Dreamland. Interview with G. Newman by A. Biziukin. Gavin Newman is one of the famous u/w cameramen is attracted most of all by working in extremal conditions. That’s why he became a speleodiver. 44

EXPEDITION::
Expedition "Hosta". A. Biziukin. This January The "Octopus Team" made the first trimix dive into the Russian caves - the cave "Underwater Hosta". Our record - 86 meter, and no end. 60

PHYSIOLOGY::
The Deep Decompression Dives. R. Pile. Analysis and speculations on ascend regime and decompression dives. 68

TRAVEL::
Diving at the Seishell Islands. Personal opinion. V. Jurenev. The story about how "very special" dive service can spoil diving in the very exotic and attractive dive destination. 72

LETTER::
"Dive with Friends!!!" D. Kretov. Tragic accident during the ice-dive by the "Diving club of the MSU" on the 3rd of March 2001 nearby Moscow. Thoughts and conclusions of the participants: what about safety demands? 80

EQUIPMENT::
My Ocean. M. Vedekhin. New soft for divers enlarges our opportunities. 82
SUUNTO. K. Kolossov. On the occasion of the Opening ceremony of the new SUUNTO factory (March 1st 2001) - history, development and present days of SUUNTO. 110
Zeagle. BCDs. The Myths and Reality. The "Aquatex" Company. Detailed review of the Zeagle BCDs by experts. 124

TECH::
40 fathom do not equal 40 metres. S. Cherkashin. Diving in the "Forthy Fathom Grotto" with the famous "Mister Scuba" Hal Watts. 88

RESEARCH::
U-Boat "Komsomolets". D. Voitov. History of its construction, life and death. U/w research works by "Mir-1" and "Mir-2". 94

PHOTO & VIDEO::
Photosub in the Gardens of Neptune. Review: u/w strobes. A. Aristarkhov. Expert advece: what to choose, how to use. 118

PORTRAIT::
Viktor Suetin. A. Korolev. The story about one of the pioneers of diving, making u/w photos and films in the USSR, the editor-compilator of the well-known Soviet u/w publication "Sportsman-podvodnik". 136