Three decades have passed since Barabashka, an otherworldly intelligent creature, appeared in Moscow Likhobory. For the majority of atheist-minded Soviet people, it became a challenge to materialism, and therefore caused the most contradictory rumors. What remains of that sensational story? The word “drum” remains. If you type it in the Yandex search engine today, you will find more than a hundred million results. The hero of many publications has not been forgotten and has become a household name. But those events are seen differently.