The new book by the famous St. Petersburg writer can be classified as a memoir, since all its heroes existed, and the events took place in our recent past, when we all necessarily belonged to some kind of “membership”: from neighborhood football teams to the CPSU. The heroes of the story are artists, directors, members of the Union of Writers and Journalists and other creative "memberships", and with them - yard boys, soldiers, homeless people... The author writes naturally, in a rich, lively language, with sparkling humor, which sometimes develops into... sarcasm. This is a light, fun read, but it makes you think seriously...