“No matter how we feel about the period of Soviet power, about the amazing CPSU, about its unforgettable Central Committee, you cannot erase this period from history, like a word from a song. Descendants will study this glorious time so as never to go again or, God forbid, to go on the road trodden by the Bolsheviks to a bright future. After all, what is good about historical experience? Some, shouting “chur-chur”, brush him off forever. Others, with schizophrenic stubbornness, are ready to repeat it and repeat it, correcting mistakes made at one stage or another. This is like in the theory of chess openings. There have already been attempts to comprehend history from the point of view of the lack of common sense. Take, for example, the experience of the “satiriconists” led by Arkady Averchenko. But I went the “other way.” I wrote a textbook so that even an underdeveloped child could immediately understand what’s what.” (A. Arkanov) The book by the famous writer Arkady Arkanov, written in the form of a school textbook, reveals the history of our country from an unexpected side. The reader will find irony, sharp satire, and cheerful banter on various aspects of our difficult life on these pages. When there is little left to hope for, laughter is the best medicine.