“Dog's Yard, Dog's Cold” is a novel about student life, the desire to change the world and the price that inevitably has to be paid for this desire. The action takes place in a fictional state called the Russian Confederation in an era vaguely reminiscent of the turning point of the 19th-20th centuries. This is steampunk without steampunk: there is a feeling of a new time, but there is not much scientific and technological progress. Therefore, it is not surprising that fermentation begins precisely in the minds of visitors to the St. Petersburg Historical Academy named after Yikhin. At the Academy, behind the same bench are people from a variety of classes, from a port bandit to the highest aristocracy. One can imagine what such a neighborhood can lead to. At the very least, to rethinking the usual attitudes. There are many heroes and even more events in The Dog's Yard, because student life is never boring. And there is no such thing: sooner or later, innocent youthful amusements are replaced by much more serious matters. Blood, love and revolution.