Tired of bloodthirsty bandits and unprincipled oligarchs The author turned to the story of love and the formation of people's characters in the new conditions of post-perestroika times. And let the reader not be misled by the seriousness of the title, because everyone has their own ordinary life. This romantic story is full of love, humor and dangerous adventures of its heroes, as can be seen from the very first pages. The heroes of the story, having met by chance in the early eighties, find each other again. Having gone through the trials of poverty and prosperity, they did not lose their positive qualities and optimism, which helped them overcome the steep shoals of the rapid flow of life. The book will be of interest not only to readers who are nostalgic for their youth, but also to their adult children who want to know how and what their parents lived before and after the disappearance of the Great Country.