A.S. called it a life-giving shrine. Pushkin has two feelings that are so close to the Russian people: “love for one’s native ashes, love for one’s father’s tombs.” The absence of these feelings, neglect of them deprives a person of independence and self-awareness. And no matter what he does in this mortal world, no matter what efforts he makes to achieve his goals - without this love for his origins, everything turns into Sisyphean labor, is a vanity of vanities, becomes, no matter how scary, an altar without a deity. Essays from modern times life of the country, people, stories about the past - the author of this book tries to convey these thoughts to readers in a unique way.