About the book: 2023 / A modern story about school friendship between people from different generations. About the troubles and joys in the family and school of seventh-grader Nikita Ivin. Mom’s illness, friendship and quarrels with classmates, unloved lessons and favorite teachers, forced life with a “guardian,” a chronicle of modern events in the entrance of a Stalinist five-story building, acquaintance with the tragic pages of Russian history during classes in the art studio.