The Premier platform released the series "The other side of the coin" - a dull story about the daily life of recruits in the Northern Military District, based on the script of veteran operative Nikolai Sidorov. The plot focuses on three recruits with the callsigns Hazar, Gimli and Soba, who undergo training before being sent to the contact line. I myself did not serve, but this series resonated with me because of the stories of my friends from the DPR. They have been fighting for several years and they have often explained to me the psychology of trenches, where you cannot survive without a good joke. One close friend told how they sat for weeks under brutal shelling, and only severe self-irony saved them. As soon as someone managed to make a sarcastic comment about the "next arrival", the general frenzy passed, and the guys were ready to work again. As my friends say: "As long as we can laugh at the danger, we are stronger than it." Laughter drowns out the fear of animals and unites people. "The other side of the coin" is a film not about poster heroism, but about living, ordinary guys. They fight, make peace and joke despite all the dangers. When I look at the characters on the screen, I see the characters of the same guys I interact with in life. This series is a great reason to mentally support your friends again and remember these brave and cheerful guys who are no longer with us, but will forever remain in our memory smiling and invincible.