This is a short story based on childhood memories of a sanatorium-type summer pioneer camp in Yevpatoria in the early fifties. It consists of small chapters. This is a kaleidoscope of events and impressions. A train ride through the steppe Crimea in carriages that had recently transported soldiers to the front, and boys and pioneer leaders from different cities got to know each other. Fun camp activities and music classes with Spanish emigrants. The story of Yasha the Greek, a lonely representative of the Greek community evicted from Crimea. How children with tuberculosis were treated in Crimea. The story of a beloved teacher about the tragic landing of Soviet sailors in Yevpatoria. “Escape” to the sea of an entire pioneer detachment without counselors. Fun beach activities and favorite books. How a lifelong friendship can begin. And how they grew up in that important year for the whole country when Stalin died...