The Crimson Beret: Who Else but Us? Revelations by a Special Forces Officer

Ternovskii, Gennadii: - Gennadii Ternovskii was born and grew up in the city of Pyatigorsk. In 1993, after he finished school, he entered Novosibirsk Military Academy of the Internal Troops of Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs. As he graduated from the Military Academy in 1998, he qualified for the Sixth SWAT Detachment of the Internal Troops of Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs, known as "Vityaz." He took part in the counterterrorist mission in the Northern Caucasus and the special release hostage mission at Dubrovka Theatrical Center (the "Nord-Ost" musical).In 2005, when he quit the army, he started his theatre and movie career and began writing books.