New year, 1980... What does it mean? Will abandoned fishing rods be able to bring a decent catch that can change the course of events? Or will the soulless machine of the inexorable historical process chew up the star of provincial journalism and the aspiring seer Gera Belozor, and spit it out on the sidelines of life? Will Masherov lead the USSR? Will business-minded “bulbashi” of a new formation come to power in the union in order to bring the country out of a steep dive and make the fall of the giant a soft landing, building a socially oriented market economy on a global scale? Or will the “red directors” be crushed, Masherov die, and interference in history will only lead to great troubles and the collapse of hopes? These are all rhetorical questions, because we have a fairy tale here, and in a fairy tale, good always triumphs over evil. The main thing is to decide what we will consider good...