P. Shestakov wrote the story “Just a Quarter of a Century” about his generation, which began an independent life in the mid-50s of the last century. In the book, the writer addressed the topic of moral impulses and personal experiences in an era that bore the features of “developed socialism” and was later called “stagnation.” Tracing the fates of people celebrating the New Year in a common company at intervals of five to six years, the author captures the reader’s attention on the gains and losses of an outwardly cheerful, but internally contradictory and dramatic circle of friends. The story is of interest both to the older generation, who remembers that difficult time, and to young people, who are not indifferent to the spiritual and moral formation of their predecessors.