About the book: 2019 / People are not very willing to bring up the past, and if they do, they rarely share with anyone even the most vivid memories. Except in conversation. But Vladimir Chistopolov, a member of the Russian Writers' Union, poured them out onto paper. He did it so talentedly that a genuine chronicle of the Mari capital came out from his pen. It may not cover such an impressive historical period, but it is truly alive, imbued with love for the Red City and its inhabitants, generously seasoned with peculiar humor. The text is not only good in literary terms, but also has great educational value.