Named after the most popular cycle of stories by Vil Lipatov, this collection includes works recreating the life of a Siberian village from pre-war times to the mid-1960s. The writer’s sharp and sometimes ruthless view of life is surprisingly organically combined with Lipatov’s gentle humor , achieving that eventful and emotional intensity that is characteristic of Russian fiction. Contents: Even before the war The Gray Mouse Village detective: 1 Genka Paltsev, son of Dmitry Paltsev 2 Moon over the Ob 3 Moose bone 4 Pank Voloshin 5 Village detective 6 Divorce in Narym style 7 Who leaves and who stays... 8 Three winter days