A collection of stories and short stories by the extraordinarily gifted but forgotten writer and playwright Dmitry Erikhovich Urin (1905–1934) is published 70 years after his last publication. Urin's literary activity began promisingly (his work was highly appreciated by I. Babel, whom he considered his teacher), but was interrupted by the early death of the writer: at the age of 28 he died of an incurable heart disease. During Urin's lifetime, only a few of his thin books were published, which are now rarities. The publication offered to the attention of readers contains a detailed introductory article, which includes documentary and illustrative archival materials that give an idea of the personality and creative path of Dmitry Urin.