Finalist stories of the short story competition "USSR-2061". In 2061, the Soviet Union completed the first stage of terraforming Mars. The Asteroid Belt is gradually settling in. In 2061, the USSR is not conducting active military operations either on Earth or in space. We have not detailed the previous years: for us and our readers, it is not very important whether the Union existed continuously since 1922, or was recreated in some conditional 2022. It is not so important whether the action takes place on a Martian base or at home on Earth. Another thing is important: the future should be such that you want to live to see it. The old problems of our country, such as bureaucracy or lack of self-confidence, have been largely overcome. However, they were replaced by many new challenges. External and internal, terrestrial and cosmic, sometimes on a truly titanic scale. The year 2061 is not a tuning of 1961. It's not even a modern upgrade. This is a difficult, but damn interesting time. And the Soviet Union of 2061 is not just the USSR of the 1961 model with YARDs and neuroprocessors. This is a completely different country, beautiful and attractive. She is yours.