The collection includes stories in which Siberian nature and human relationships. “By the Cold River” is the title of one of the stories. At the same time - by the icy river - this is by the river of life: fleeting and sometimes harsh, sobering and beautiful in its rapid flow. when behind every new bend of the river - a turn of fate, you expect a miracle... The collection contains works that appeared as a result of a mirror reflection of the world, when what is seen and not yet fully understood is repeatedly transformed, enriched by imagination and, finally, lined up in its own intricate series. And life, like a noisy river, they do not stand still.