Shmelev O. Vostokov B. Following in the footsteps of the Odyssey. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Shmelev O. Vostokov V. Po sledu Odisseya.. The next volume of the Golden presents two novels by the classic Russian detective Oleg Shmelev (1924-1987) and Vladimir Vostokov (n.f.Petrochenkov) (1915-1986) Following the Odyssey (1976) and Familiar Handwriting (1977) which are being published for the first time by the authors collection. The first story adjoins the famous trilogy of writers about Mikhail Tuliev and tells of a State Security Committee operation aimed at neutralizing a foreign spy abandoned on our territory. SKUalbd6cdb66db2930d6d.