Fantastic!

In elementary school, our entire class had two favorite films - "The Adventures of Electronics" and... "Guest from the Future", of course! We watched them, then discussed them and even staged episodes during breaks. I read the book avidly after the film, and then my parents were forced to get me more and more stories about Alisa Selezneva. I remember one day my dad came home from work, hiding something behind his back, “Dance!” - he commanded. I didn’t understand anything, but just in case, I did a few steps, and they handed me a heavy volume in a dust jacket, which contained “Alice’s Birthday,” “The Purple Ball,” “The Rusty Field Marshal” and something else, already I do not remember. In the next few days I was lost to society...
But Bulychev not only has Alice - he has a very good, but lesser-known series of stories about Doctor Pavlysh. The story “The Village” is just about him, it is for older children and adults. I have even come across the opinion more than once that this is generally the best work of the writer. The action takes place on another planet, where a spaceship with earthlings crashes, and people found a colony. The main characters - teenagers and adults - cling to the last hope of connection with the Earth...