The meeting with former UN peacekeeper Mr. Evgeniy V. Krivosheev was held on April 12-13 in Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service (VSUES) under the leadership of Mr. Konstantin Golnev with a significant contribution of the VSUES assistant professor Dr. Ella V. Gorian. On the first day of the meeting Mr. Krivoscheev told about the role of the peacekeeping operations in the UN system, and on the next day he illustrated actions undertaken in frames of the UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara. After an interesting presentation and a lot of useful information, there was a fruitful conversation between him and participants of this event. Students asked former peacekeeper a lot of questions and he described the specifics of the work of peacekeeping contingents, provisions of necessary supplies including food and medical help, the duration and payment of the service, interaction with official authorities of states where missions are located, and the role of civilians in missions. Mr. Krivoscheev has shared his personal experience of work in the peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara and participants have gained new knowledge about the work of the United Nations and its peacekeeping forces from the first hand!