The fifth book by a member of the Russian Interregional Union of Writers, a full member of the Academy of Russian Literature and Fine Arts. G.R. Derzhavin’s work is multi-genre, containing both a prosaic component - parables, stories, aphorisms and a unique interpretation of oral folk art, as well as poetic works of a lyrical, satirical, philosophical and civil orientation, including original and editorially processed song lyrics. The title of the book was not chosen by chance: despite all the fragmentation and diversity of the presented texts, the author sought to create a holistic, unified perception of the book, for which some of the previously published works were included in it.